The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Frances Lancaster & Hannah Lang crossed the line in 1:31:33: 362nd of 798 women's teams, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 36% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:47.
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 10:09Running 1 4:52v median −0:08
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 6:18v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:09Running 3 6:33v median −0:24
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 6:31v median −0:27
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Block 05 12:37Running 5 6:35v median −0:28
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 6:21v median −0:38
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Block 07 10:26Running 7 6:32v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 6:29v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.