The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Vincent Ehlers & Francois Ehlers crossed the line in 1:17:00: 88th of 308 men's teams, faster than 71% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 57% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:35 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Cape Town 1. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 4:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 4:05v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:54v median +0:02
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 6:15v median −0:07
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Block 04 8:13Running 4 6:11v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 6:41v median +0:07
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:20v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 7:08v median +0:39
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Block 08 9:42Running 8 6:05v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 296
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 296 men's teams who finished.