The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Waldi Van Schalkwyk & Helga Wasserfall crossed the line in 1:26:55: 275th of 798 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:39 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:00Running 1 4:10v median −0:50
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:52v median −0:48
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:29v median −0:28
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 6:54v median −0:04
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:40v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:38Running 6 6:33v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 6:12v median −0:50
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 6:30v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:03
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.