The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Liam Shirley & Jean Rouessart crossed the line in 1:15:17: 94th of 291 men's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 85% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:16 quicker than the median and 10th of 291. Stronger after halfway: 3:10 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town 1 cost the whole field time: about 4:55 more than the average race this season, going by 270 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 5:20v median +1:13
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 7:22v median +1:32
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 5:33v median −0:35
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Block 04 7:43Running 4 5:34v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:04Running 5 5:40v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:41v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:14Running 7 5:41v median −0:33
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Block 08 9:33Running 8 5:53v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:44
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.