The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilze Mostert & Cherise Le Roux finished 222nd of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:23:55, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:47, 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 9:11Running 1 4:02v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:46v median −0:54
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Block 03 11:13Running 3 5:59v median −0:58
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:02v median −0:56
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Block 05 11:38Running 5 6:06v median −0:57
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 6:10v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:11v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:14v median −0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:47
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.