The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Hugo Smit & Marko Roux crossed the line in 1:21:38: 124th of 308 men's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:59. The race faded late: the second half went 2:15 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:00Running 1 4:05v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:48v median −0:04
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:53v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:58Running 4 6:07v median −0:13
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 6:03v median −0:31
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 6:05v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:21Running 7 6:31v median +0:02
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Block 08 12:47Running 8 6:57v median +0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.