The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Alice Mathebula & Valentia Shabangu crossed the line in 1:28:33: 305th of 798 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:36 quicker than the median and 188th of 798. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 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 8:57Running 1 4:14v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 6:12v median −0:28
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 6:24v median −0:33
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 6:31v median −0:27
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 6:35v median −0:28
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:41v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 6:43v median −0:19
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Block 08 11:47Running 8 6:49v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.