The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tanya Van Der Merwe & Rachel Branken finished 325th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:29:30, faster than 59% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 3:42 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 9:03Running 1 4:21v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:55v median −0:45
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Block 03 10:43Running 3 6:29v median −0:28
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:45v median −0:13
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Block 05 12:29Running 5 7:10v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 6:58v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 6:59v median −0:03
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Block 08 11:41Running 8 7:07v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.