The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:04 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Markus van Niekerk & Nicole Fernandes 111th of 400 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:55 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:50Running 1 5:26v median +0:55
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Block 02 7:14Running 2 5:20v median −0:56
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Block 03 9:22Running 3 5:27v median −1:12
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Block 04 9:15Running 4 5:39v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:26Running 5 5:40v median −1:10
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:58v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 5:51v median −0:52
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:27v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.