The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:32 at Cape Town 2026 put The Rope Runner Marissa 72nd of 427 women in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 69% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:40 quicker than the median and 39th of 427. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 2026 and Cape Town 1 2026 were 4:26 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:59Running 1 5:17v median +0:44
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:39v median −1:39
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 4:52v median −1:51
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:55v median −1:48
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Block 05 10:23Running 5 4:56v median −1:54
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:53v median −1:51
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 4:47v median −1:59
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 5:11v median −1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.