The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Franco Smit & Josh Thorne crossed the line in 1:21:59: 144th of 291 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 56% of the field beaten on the runs, 31% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 1:40 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:28 better against the middle of the field 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 10:33Running 1 6:32v median +2:25
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 5:31v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:45v median −0:23
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:34v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:42v median −0:34
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:43v median −0:26
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:51v median −0:23
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 5:39v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:08
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.