The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samora Tembe & Isreal Sanza finished 93rd of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:18:01, faster than 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:21 on the median. A harder second half: 2:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town 1 cost the whole field time: about 4:55 more than the average race this season, going by 270 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:51Running 1 4:09v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 5:32v median −0:20
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Block 03 7:57Running 3 5:50v median −0:32
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Block 04 9:02Running 4 5:49v median −0:31
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 6:21v median −0:13
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:56v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 6:28v median −0:01
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 6:16v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.