The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Yolande Maree & Elzan Rust crossed the line in 1:26:27: 263rd of 798 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:45.
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 9:37Running 1 4:50v median −0:10
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Block 02 7:55Running 2 6:14v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 6:13v median −0:44
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Block 04 10:51Running 4 6:18v median −0:40
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 6:15v median −0:48
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:13v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 6:09v median −0:53
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Block 08 11:35Running 8 6:24v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.