The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:50 at Cape Town 2026 put Nicole Otto & Tamaryn Schoeman 196th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 87% of the field across all eight, against 64% on the runs. A harder second half: 1:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 87% of the field.
Cape Town ran slow: the 469 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:59 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 4:31v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 6:15v median −0:25
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 6:34v median −0:23
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Block 04 10:29Running 4 6:46v median −0:12
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:47v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:40v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 6:55v median −0:07
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Block 08 10:27Running 8 6:42v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.