The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Jolandie Vermeulen & Maryna Jones at Cape Town 2026: 1:10:18, 14th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:56, was faster than 97% of the field.
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 8:20Running 1 3:29v median −1:26
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Block 02 6:16Running 2 4:39v median −2:05
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:48v median −2:08
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Block 04 8:36Running 4 4:41v median −2:18
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:49v median −2:18
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:47v median −2:21
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:45v median −2:27
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Block 08 9:10Running 8 4:38v median −2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:56
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 389
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 389 women's teams who finished.