The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Anke Kaphengst & Claudi Bester crossed the line in 1:22:42: 194th of 798 women's teams, faster than 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:55 on the median. A harder second half: 4:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:35Running 1 4:03v median −0:57
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 5:33v median −1:07
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:52v median −1:05
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:13v median −0:45
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 6:26v median −0:37
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:42v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 6:35v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:54v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:38
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.