The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Martene Clark & Kirstin Shaw crossed the line in 1:23:38: 215th of 798 women's teams, faster than 73% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:16 quicker than the median and 21st of 798. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:10Running 1 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 6:10v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:25v median −0:32
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:33v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:47v median −0:12
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 6:44v median −0:18
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 7:18v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:53
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.