The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gwendoline Bester & Annika Oosthuizen finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:13:16 for 46th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 97% of the field beaten on the runs, 71% on the stations. The sled pull was the standout, 0:54 quicker than the median and 75th of 798. Time in the roxzone, 3:59, was faster than 97% 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 8:31Running 1 3:57v median −1:03
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 5:06v median −1:34
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Block 03 8:34Running 3 5:07v median −1:50
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:07v median −1:51
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Block 05 10:12Running 5 5:21v median −1:42
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Block 06 6:59Running 6 5:10v median −1:49
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 5:11v median −1:51
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Block 08 9:22Running 8 5:12v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:59
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.