The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Geraldine Dippenaar & Monique Botha crossed the line in 1:32:55: 188th of 399 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 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 11:51Running 1 6:35v median +1:40
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 6:13v median −0:31
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:42v median −0:14
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 6:56v median −0:03
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:47v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:44v median −0:24
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Block 07 11:11Running 7 6:40v median −0:32
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 6:38v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.