The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:15:27 at Cape Town 2025 put Christian Valentine & Christiaan Vorster 158th of 477 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 67% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:17 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:09 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:25Running 1 4:15v median +0:16
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 8:27v median +2:54
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Block 03 8:19Running 3 5:16v median −0:41
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Block 04 8:28Running 4 5:19v median −0:41
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 5:15v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:14v median −0:47
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Block 07 8:46Running 7 4:57v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:18Running 8 5:16v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.