The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elizabeth Bierman & Rachel Clarke finished 563rd of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:43:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 20% on the runs. A harder second half: 7:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 10:05Running 1 5:04v median +0:04
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Block 02 10:58Running 2 9:24v median +2:44
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Block 03 13:43Running 3 9:23v median +2:26
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 4:22v median −2:36
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Block 05 14:59Running 5 9:55v median +2:52
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Block 06 11:43Running 6 9:34v median +2:35
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Block 07 12:59Running 7 9:20v median +2:18
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 9:17v median +2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.