The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lohandi Whitmore & Salome Engelbrecht finished 168th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:21:14, faster than 79% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 66% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 6:28 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:45, was faster than 86% of the field.
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 10:45Running 1 6:09v median +1:09
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 8:49v median +2:09
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:40v median −0:17
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:59v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:25Running 5 5:47v median −1:16
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:51v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:47v median −1:15
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 5:38v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.