The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:45:23 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Michael Cowley & Henlie Van Rooyen 259th of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:18. A harder second half: 4:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 8:37 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
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 8:49Running 1 4:46v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 7:14v median +1:24
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 7:59v median +1:51
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 7:54v median +1:48
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Block 05 13:48Running 5 8:23v median +2:07
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 8:37v median +2:28
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Block 07 14:17Running 7 8:57v median +2:43
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Block 08 14:19Running 8 9:44v median +3:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.