The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Merina van Vollenhoven finished 137th of 181 women in the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 2:03:26.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 9% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:44. A harder second half: 2:32 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:09Running 1 4:16v median −0:09
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Block 02 11:52Running 2 9:16v median +2:49
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Block 03 17:19Running 3 10:28v median +3:44
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Block 04 16:47Running 4 9:36v median +2:51
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Block 05 15:59Running 5 10:20v median +3:33
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Block 06 11:51Running 6 9:28v median +2:47
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 9:51v median +3:03
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Block 08 17:52Running 8 10:38v median +3:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 174
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 174 women who finished.