The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:35 at Cape Town 1 2026 put MARK SCHONROCK & MIKAEL ESSA 179th of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:18 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 11:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:22 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 7:13Running 1 3:24v median −1:00
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Block 02 9:47Running 2 8:04v median +2:12
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 8:20v median +1:58
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 8:27v median +2:07
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:42v median −2:52
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Block 06 10:11Running 6 8:27v median +2:06
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:49v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 5:58v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:22
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.