The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Ian Macdonald & Thys Van Niekerk crossed the line in 1:10:48: 88th of 477 men's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 87% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. The wall balls were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 50th of 477. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 4:17 more than the average race this season, going by 227 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:27v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:51v median −0:42
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Block 03 8:53Running 3 5:07v median −0:50
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:10v median −0:50
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 5:13v median −1:00
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:08v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 5:10v median −0:50
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Block 08 9:20Running 8 5:23v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:00
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 460
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 460 men's teams who finished.