The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Beck & Christelle Smith finished 431st of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:34:38.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 38% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:33. Stronger after halfway: 2:24 better against the middle of the field 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 9:11Running 1 4:34v median −0:26
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 9:05v median +2:25
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 9:23v median +2:26
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Block 04 10:30Running 4 6:22v median −0:36
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 6:39v median −0:24
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:40v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 6:28v median −0:34
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 9:16v median +2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.