The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:40 at Cape Town 2026 put Mari Bassoli & Kelly Bunn 165th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 55% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:42. Stronger after halfway: 1:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:27Running 1 4:15v median −0:45
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:36v median −1:04
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:35v median −1:22
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 5:37v median −1:21
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:52v median −1:11
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:47v median −1:12
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:51v median −1:11
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Block 08 9:46Running 8 5:35v median −1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:32
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.