The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Marisse Venter & Aneshree Chetty crossed the line in 1:32:48: 187th of 399 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 28% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:03 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:16Running 1 4:08v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:50v median −0:54
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 6:20v median −0:36
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 6:19v median −0:40
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Block 05 12:18Running 5 6:39v median −0:28
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:33v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:46Running 7 6:28v median −0:44
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 7:01v median −0:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.