The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natalia Ferreira & Lara Keil finished 313th of 399 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:53:25.
A station race more than a running one: 46% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. 12:16 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 10:28Running 1 5:49v median +0:54
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Block 02 9:24Running 2 7:56v median +1:12
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Block 03 13:13Running 3 8:52v median +1:56
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Block 04 15:13Running 4 9:16v median +2:17
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Block 05 14:07Running 5 8:49v median +1:42
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Block 06 11:08Running 6 9:13v median +2:05
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Block 07 14:33Running 7 9:45v median +2:33
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 8:51v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:16
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.