The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nerita Malan & Elzane Malan finished 594th of 798 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:45:08.
On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:49. The race faded late: the second half went 4:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:31Running 1 5:22v median +0:22
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 7:19v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 7:34v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 7:31v median +0:33
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Block 05 14:41Running 5 9:14v median +2:11
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Block 06 10:07Running 6 7:26v median +0:27
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 7:44v median +0:42
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 8:53v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:59
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.