The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Smith & Juan-Marié Herbst won the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026 in 55:41, first of 400 mixed teams.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:01 quicker than the median and 2nd of 400. Stronger after halfway: 2:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:01, ahead of 99% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:18Running 1 2:42v median −1:49
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 4:01v median −2:15
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Block 03 7:00Running 3 4:13v median −2:26
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 4:02v median −2:36
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Block 05 8:02Running 5 4:07v median −2:43
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 4:13v median −2:30
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Block 07 6:17Running 7 4:01v median −2:42
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Block 08 7:38Running 8 4:14v median −2:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:01
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 394
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 394 mixed teams who finished.