The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Mia La Cock & Elmari Opperman crossed the line in 1:22:32: 191st of 798 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 58% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:48, ahead of 85% 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 11:12Running 1 6:26v median +1:26
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:52v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:57v median −1:00
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Block 04 10:55Running 4 6:08v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:51v median −1:12
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:49v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:33v median −1:29
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 5:26v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:48
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.