The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Melissa Viljoen & Hein Viljoen crossed the line in 1:24:44: 148th of 400 mixed teams, faster than 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 69% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:56. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:27Running 1 4:06v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:58Running 2 5:45v median −0:31
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Block 03 10:37Running 3 6:07v median −0:32
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Block 04 11:05Running 4 6:08v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:16v median −0:34
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:11v median −0:32
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Block 07 11:01Running 7 6:15v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 6:31v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.