The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Lou-Mari Hauptfleisch & Erica Crafford crossed the line in 1:26:40: 268th of 798 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 58% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:51 on the median. A harder second half: 3:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:56Running 1 4:35v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 6:25v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:49v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:38v median −0:20
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:51v median −0:12
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 7:16v median +0:17
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Block 07 11:10Running 7 7:00v median −0:02
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Block 08 11:10Running 8 6:53v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:05
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.