The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, Zelda Mcbride & Kelly Cooke crossed the line in 1:34:12: 197th of 399 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:06. The race faded late: the second half went 1:16 worse 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 9:40Running 1 4:33v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 6:12v median −0:32
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 6:16v median −0:40
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Block 04 12:19Running 4 6:42v median −0:17
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:38v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:46v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:18Running 7 6:38v median −0:34
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 6:52v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:33
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.