The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bianka Bester finished 231st of 427 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:44:04.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:49 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:56. A harder second half: 3:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:35Running 1 4:22v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:57v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 6:58v median +0:15
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Block 04 14:51Running 4 6:46v median +0:03
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:35v median −0:15
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:43v median −0:01
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Block 07 13:53Running 7 6:27v median −0:19
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Block 08 17:16Running 8 6:52v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.