The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Gareth Crow & James Monteiro crossed the line in 1:12:21: 113th of 477 men's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:42 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:27 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town ran slow: the 227 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 4:17 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:16Running 1 3:21v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:40v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:05v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:20v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:46Running 5 5:10v median −1:03
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 5:16v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:31Running 7 5:07v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 5:54v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.