The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Tania Fourie & Lizete Karageorgiades at Cape Town 2026: 1:12:44, 41st of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 71% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:19, ahead of 93% of the field.
Cape Town ran slow: the 469 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:59 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:34v median −1:26
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:58v median −1:42
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Block 03 8:56Running 3 4:57v median −2:00
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:57v median −2:01
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:12v median −1:51
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:10v median −1:49
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:08v median −1:54
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 5:25v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 774
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 774 women's teams who finished.