The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Mark Roberts & Nichola Roberts crossed the line in 1:30:15: 197th of 400 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 60% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:19 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:18Running 1 4:02v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 6:07v median −0:09
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 6:03v median −0:36
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Block 04 11:18Running 4 6:29v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 6:17v median −0:33
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:24v median −0:19
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Block 07 12:19Running 7 6:43v median +0:00
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:35v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.