The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:35 at Cape Town 2026 put Storm Swanepoel & Tessa Fyfe 556th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 75% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 142nd of 798. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:15 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:14Running 1 5:47v median +0:47
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Block 02 11:36Running 2 10:07v median +3:27
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Block 03 14:12Running 3 10:01v median +3:04
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 7:40v median +0:42
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 7:56v median +0:53
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:41v median +0:42
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Block 07 13:49Running 7 10:00v median +2:58
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 7:00v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.