The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Amy-Lee Van Der Merwe & Marieke Whitehead crossed the line in 1:19:13: 134th of 798 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:47 quicker than the median and 134th of 798. The race faded late: the second half went 1:55 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:39, was faster than 88% of the field.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 5:59 more than the average race this season, going by 469 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 3:58v median −1:02
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 5:36v median −1:04
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Block 03 9:38Running 3 6:00v median −0:57
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Block 04 10:03Running 4 6:03v median −0:55
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Block 05 10:56Running 5 6:14v median −0:49
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:09v median −0:50
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:08v median −0:54
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:56v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.