The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Esther Joubert crossed the line in 1:26:57: 89th of 427 women, faster than 79% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 88% of the field beaten on the stations, against 68% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:38 on the median.
The field ran 7:49 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Johannesburg 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:57Running 1 4:07v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:03v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 6:03v median −0:40
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 6:06v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:22v median −0:28
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:09v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:00v median −0:46
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:28v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:07
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.