The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Cayla Van Der Merwe finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:17:23 for 36th of 427 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:56 quicker than the median and 18th of 427. Time in the roxzone, 4:08, was faster than 95% 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 8:09Running 1 3:41v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:12v median −1:06
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 5:14v median −1:29
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Block 04 10:20Running 4 5:23v median −1:20
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:29v median −1:21
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:31v median −1:13
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:35v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:36v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:08
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.