The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Levi Puterman & Luke Hitchings crossed the line in 1:10:31: 50th of 291 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:12 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 6:54Running 1 3:03v median −1:04
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:40v median −1:10
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Block 03 8:06Running 3 5:15v median −0:53
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Block 04 7:44Running 4 5:03v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:14v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 5:11v median −0:58
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:25v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:08Running 8 5:35v median −0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:15
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.