The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Nicole Van Zyl & Cherisse Morris crossed the line in 1:23:41: 110th of 399 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:15 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:59 better 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 9:33Running 1 4:34v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:28Running 2 6:02v median −0:42
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:19v median −0:37
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 6:11v median −0:48
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Block 05 11:30Running 5 6:15v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 6:15v median −0:53
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Block 07 9:03Running 7 6:09v median −1:03
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 6:03v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.