The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren Sandras & Matt Van Der Valk finished 419th of 477 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:39:54.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:04 worse 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 10:55Running 1 6:28v median +2:29
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 6:11v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 7:10v median +1:13
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 7:02v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 7:20v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:40Running 6 7:00v median +0:59
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Block 07 12:04Running 7 6:45v median +0:45
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Block 08 16:01Running 8 7:49v median +1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:08
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.