The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Paul Marais & Zarik Marais finished 249th of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:41:41.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:13. The race faded late: the second half went 3:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:09Running 1 4:47v median +0:40
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:32v median +0:42
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Block 03 13:02Running 3 7:23v median +1:15
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Block 04 12:51Running 4 7:42v median +1:36
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 9:01v median +2:45
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 7:23v median +1:14
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Block 07 13:30Running 7 8:11v median +1:57
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 7:23v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.