The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Taryn Burks & Brooke Newby crossed the line in 1:26:37: 267th of 798 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:27 quicker than the median and 60th of 798. A harder second half: 1:25 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 8:36Running 1 4:01v median −0:59
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 6:14v median −0:26
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 7:01v median +0:04
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:45v median −0:13
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 7:08v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:55v median −0:04
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Block 07 9:32Running 7 6:16v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:07Running 8 8:17v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:32
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.