The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Riette Wiggins & Carike Rossouw crossed the line in 1:18:33: 121st of 798 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 92% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:59Running 1 4:07v median −0:53
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 5:29v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 5:26v median −1:31
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:33v median −1:25
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:44v median −1:19
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:36v median −1:23
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 5:31v median −1:31
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Block 08 9:56Running 8 5:31v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.