The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Symons & Matisse Vermeiren finished 92nd of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:17:44, faster than 70% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:12. Stronger after halfway: 6:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town 1 ran slow: the 270 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:55 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 5:16v median +0:52
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 4:55v median −0:57
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Block 03 13:15Running 3 5:35v median −0:47
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:23v median −0:57
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:30v median −1:04
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:27v median −0:54
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 5:27v median −1:02
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 5:06v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:11
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.