The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Emma Cole at Cape Town 2026: 1:16:32, 31st of 427 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 4:22, ahead of 91% of the field.
The field ran 4:26 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:14v median −1:19
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Block 02 7:25Running 2 4:28v median −1:50
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 4:43v median −2:00
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:20v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:40v median −2:10
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 4:38v median −2:06
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Block 07 8:35Running 7 4:38v median −2:08
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Block 08 10:35Running 8 4:47v median −2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 417
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 417 women who finished.