The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Luke Cloete-Hopkins & Josh Taylor crossed the line in 1:22:00: 128th of 308 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:34 quicker than the median and 65th of 308. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:00. A harder second half: 5:23 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 7:23Running 1 3:39v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 5:31v median −0:21
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 5:57v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 6:10v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 6:12v median −0:22
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:56v median +0:35
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 7:35v median +1:06
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Block 08 12:06Running 8 7:19v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:00
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.