The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Elizabeth Rossouw & Anrie Van Niekerk crossed the line in 1:30:24: 343rd of 798 women's teams, faster than 57% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:40 quicker than the median and 228th of 798. The race faded late: the second half went 1:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:20Running 1 4:52v median −0:08
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:40v median +0:00
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 7:07v median +0:10
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:59v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:55Running 5 7:01v median −0:02
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 7:09v median +0:10
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Block 07 11:02Running 7 7:16v median +0:14
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Block 08 11:46Running 8 7:24v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.