The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Sergio Matos & Andrew Chiseko crossed the line in 1:19:41: 130th of 291 men's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:02. A harder second half: 3:58 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 7:31Running 1 3:18v median −0:49
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Block 02 7:05Running 2 5:17v median −0:33
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 5:44v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:52v median −0:14
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:55v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:47Running 6 6:13v median +0:04
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Block 07 9:44Running 7 6:15v median +0:01
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Block 08 13:29Running 8 6:38v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:50
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.