The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Sarah Wilson & Alida Van Heerden crossed the line in 1:25:25: 248th of 798 women's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:18 slower than the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:35, ahead of 89% of the field.
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 9:24Running 1 4:22v median −0:38
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 5:45v median −0:55
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 5:49v median −1:08
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 5:51v median −1:07
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:38v median −1:25
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 8:44v median +1:45
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Block 07 10:24Running 7 5:44v median −1:18
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Block 08 10:19Running 8 5:17v median −1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.