The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nonkqubela Twetwa & Likhona Gexa finished 300th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:49:51.
A station race more than a running one: 45% of the field beaten on the stations, against 14% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:03 quicker than the median and 33rd of 399. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 5:59 more than the average race this season, going by 469 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:02Running 1 5:30v median +0:35
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 8:22v median +1:38
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Block 03 13:46Running 3 9:05v median +2:09
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Block 04 13:52Running 4 9:02v median +2:03
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Block 05 15:04Running 5 9:28v median +2:21
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Block 06 11:17Running 6 9:21v median +2:13
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 9:48v median +2:36
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 10:03v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:15
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.