The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Paul Viljoen & Abrie Valentine crossed the line in 1:22:01: 129th of 308 men's teams, faster than 58% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:54 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 2:00 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:44 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 10:28Running 1 6:22v median +1:58
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:38v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 6:04v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 6:17v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:26v median −0:08
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Block 06 10:02Running 6 6:19v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:35Running 7 6:14v median −0:15
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 6:59v median +0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:58
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.