The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:39 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Matthew van der Merwe & Zanja fox 208th of 302 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:03. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:12 better against the middle of the field than the first. 10:30 in the roxzone was slower than 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:29Running 1 5:52v median +1:22
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Block 02 9:26Running 2 6:13v median −0:02
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Block 03 12:22Running 3 6:50v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:47Running 4 6:49v median +0:14
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 7:04v median +0:18
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:48v median +0:12
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 6:39v median +0:01
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 7:26v median +0:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 292
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 292 mixed teams who finished.