The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mihlali Bongo & Yamkela Mlandulwa finished 264th of 291 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:48:25.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:55. The race faded late: the second half went 5:10 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 8:46Running 1 4:35v median +0:28
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Block 02 11:24Running 2 9:21v median +3:31
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 7:22v median +1:14
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Block 04 13:16Running 4 7:56v median +1:50
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Block 05 13:51Running 5 8:21v median +2:05
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Block 06 11:13Running 6 8:30v median +2:21
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Block 07 13:04Running 7 8:17v median +2:03
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Block 08 17:47Running 8 12:49v median +6:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:03
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.