The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Thomas Hobson & Tristan Laurent crossed the line in 1:23:30: 138th of 308 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:40 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:50 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:19 better 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 10:01Running 1 5:51v median +1:27
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 5:49v median −0:03
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:51v median +0:29
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 6:15v median −0:05
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 6:07v median −0:27
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Block 06 6:31Running 6 5:12v median −1:09
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:48v median −0:41
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Block 08 11:22Running 8 5:41v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.