The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:36 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Simphiwe Mrali & Saan Majiet 180th of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 2:01. A harder second half: 5:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:07Running 1 4:07v median +0:00
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 8:34v median +2:44
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:41v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:40Running 4 5:42v median −0:24
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:37v median +1:21
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Block 06 10:43Running 6 7:05v median +0:56
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 5:36v median −0:38
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Block 08 12:33Running 8 7:37v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.