The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:44:21 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Werner Venter & Magrietha Venter 229th of 302 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 39% of the field beaten on the runs, 10% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:46. Stronger after halfway: 2:04 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:17v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:03Running 2 6:21v median +0:06
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Block 03 15:47Running 3 9:39v median +3:07
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Block 04 12:31Running 4 6:45v median +0:10
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 6:57v median +0:11
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:54v median +0:18
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 6:47v median +0:09
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 7:31v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.