The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Genna Van Der Merwe & Mia Scheepers crossed the line in 1:19:37: 144th of 798 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:39 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 8:55Running 1 4:10v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:21v median −1:19
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:54v median −1:03
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:30v median −1:28
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 6:03v median −1:00
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:39v median −1:20
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:49v median −1:13
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 6:22v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:01
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.