The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Joan Viljoen & Ria Van Der Mescht crossed the line in 1:17:08: 93rd of 798 women's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 2:15 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:20, ahead of 93% of the field.
This was a slow day in Cape Town. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 5:59.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 6:02v median −0:38
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 6:08v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 6:11v median −0:47
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:58v median −1:05
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 6:10v median −0:49
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 6:19v median −0:43
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Block 08 10:46Running 8 6:00v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:20
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.