The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Christopher Swanepoel & Chad Swanepoel crossed the line in 1:18:58: 125th of 291 men's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:30 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:42 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:01 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 7:36Running 1 3:42v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 5:27v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 5:49v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 6:05v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 6:21v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:18v median +0:09
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 5:47v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 6:26v median −0:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.