The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merida Burger & Nina Esterhuizen finished 137th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:26:50, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:19 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:24 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
-
Block 01 9:39Running 1 4:35v median −0:20
-
Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:07v median −0:37
-
Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:12v median −0:44
-
Block 04 10:44Running 4 6:06v median −0:53
-
Block 05 11:32Running 5 6:08v median −0:59
-
Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:06v median −1:02
-
Block 07 10:42Running 7 6:14v median −0:58
-
Block 08 10:52Running 8 6:09v median −1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.