The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vengai Runyowa & Nhlanhla Nkomo finished 264th of 308 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:47:26.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:16. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:37Running 1 5:15v median +0:51
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Block 02 11:23Running 2 9:09v median +3:17
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 9:00v median +2:38
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Block 04 13:49Running 4 9:00v median +2:40
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Block 05 14:28Running 5 9:09v median +2:35
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 9:01v median +2:40
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Block 07 13:41Running 7 9:03v median +2:34
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 9:18v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:54
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.