The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerhard Van Wyk & Justin Schietekat finished 169th of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:25:23.
The stations carried this race: faster than 76% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:52 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:30 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 8:26Running 1 4:40v median +0:33
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Block 02 7:52Running 2 6:07v median +0:17
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 6:54v median +0:46
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Block 04 10:18Running 4 7:22v median +1:16
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Block 05 11:29Running 5 7:20v median +1:04
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 7:19v median +1:10
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 7:24v median +1:10
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 7:15v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.