The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Timothy Dawson & Matthew Alford finished 156th of 477 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:15:16, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Cape Town. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 4:17.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:43Running 1 3:40v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 5:16v median −0:17
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 5:45v median −0:12
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:39v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:06Running 5 5:38v median −0:35
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:22v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:50Running 7 5:20v median −0:40
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Block 08 10:47Running 8 5:33v median −0:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.