The race, in three figures
The race, in words
André Gabone & Tashwell Joseph finished 202nd of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:32:34.
Legs and stations told different stories: 57% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 10:43 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 9:40Running 1 5:46v median +1:22
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 5:16v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:51v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 6:06v median −0:14
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Block 05 11:57Running 5 6:21v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:04v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:58v median −0:31
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 7:20v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.