The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jason Meyer & Tiaan Niemann finished 48th of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:10:25, faster than 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 64% on the stations. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:34 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 6:47Running 1 3:01v median −1:06
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Block 02 6:27Running 2 4:39v median −1:11
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 4:58v median −1:10
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:05v median −1:01
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:18v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:02Running 6 5:24v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:02v median −1:12
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Block 08 10:11Running 8 5:26v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 281
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 281 men's teams who finished.