The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Jenna Blake & Tania Niemann crossed the line in 1:24:33: 113th of 399 women's teams, faster than 72% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 78% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 0:36. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:25Running 1 4:18v median −0:37
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 5:54v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:52Running 3 6:01v median −0:55
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 6:04v median −0:55
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 6:06v median −1:01
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Block 06 7:41Running 6 6:05v median −1:03
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 6:06v median −1:06
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Block 08 10:53Running 8 6:14v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:44
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.