The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Estelle Wiggett crossed the line in 1:31:52: 83rd of 364 women, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 65% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:27 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:35 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 10:28 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:07Running 1 4:08v median −0:30
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Block 02 8:26Running 2 5:39v median −0:54
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:48v median −1:06
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Block 04 11:34Running 4 6:01v median −0:55
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Block 05 12:24Running 5 7:05v median −0:04
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 7:03v median +0:04
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 7:21v median +0:23
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:44v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:37
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 338
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 338 women who finished.