The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:51 at Cape Town 2026 put Petronette Basson & Ilse Basson 436th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:02. A harder second half: 2:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 5:59 more than the average race this season, going by 469 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 4:56v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 6:43v median +0:03
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Block 03 11:16Running 3 7:12v median +0:15
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Block 04 11:35Running 4 7:04v median +0:06
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 7:03v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:56v median −0:03
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Block 07 11:43Running 7 7:07v median +0:05
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Block 08 14:04Running 8 8:10v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.