The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:38 at Cape Town 2025 put RIAAN VAN DER MERWE & Matthew Tarr 151st of 477 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 84% of the field across all eight, against 60% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 42nd of 477. The race faded late: the second half went 1:38 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:31Running 1 3:41v median −0:18
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 5:06v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:08Running 3 5:40v median −0:17
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Block 04 8:45Running 4 5:52v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 6:01v median −0:12
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:04v median +0:03
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Block 07 9:04Running 7 6:06v median +0:06
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Block 08 10:44Running 8 6:23v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.