The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Willemien Du Toit & Thea Nel crossed the line in 1:19:30: 141st of 798 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:31 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:37Running 1 3:58v median −1:02
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:25v median −1:15
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:43v median −1:14
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 5:39v median −1:19
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:54v median −1:09
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:50v median −1:09
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:54v median −1:08
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Block 08 10:42Running 8 6:12v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.