The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:07 at Cape Town 2025 put Chaz Hanmer & Chris Smeda 462nd of 477 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 42% of the field beaten on the stations, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:45 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 10:51, behind 93% of the field.
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 8:12Running 1 4:04v median +0:05
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 7:56v median +2:23
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Block 03 14:39Running 3 12:00v median +6:03
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Block 04 13:35Running 4 9:36v median +3:36
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Block 05 20:16Running 5 15:40v median +9:27
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Block 06 10:58Running 6 9:18v median +3:17
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Block 07 12:42Running 7 8:25v median +2:25
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 9:53v median +3:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.