The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:59 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Victor Engelbrecht & Schalk Piet 151st of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 74% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:56 quicker than the median and 36th of 308. Stronger after halfway: 6:12 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:29Running 1 5:34v median +1:10
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:44v median −0:08
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 6:06v median −0:16
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 9:08v median +2:48
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:30v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 6:08v median −0:13
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Block 07 8:56Running 7 5:43v median −0:46
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:07v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.