The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Liezel Brits & Eva Brits crossed the line in 1:31:42: 367th of 798 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 26% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:32. Stronger after halfway: 4:50 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:57Running 1 4:15v median −0:45
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Block 02 10:55Running 2 8:50v median +2:10
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 5:58v median −0:59
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 6:05v median −0:53
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:05v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:55v median −1:04
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:59v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 5:47v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.