The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michaella Beart & Belinda Naude finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:17:51 for 20th of 191 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:17 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:55, was faster than 85% of the field.
Cape Town 1 cost the whole field time: about 8:50 more than the average race this season, going by 399 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:40v median −1:24
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Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:25v median −1:38
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Block 03 9:17Running 3 5:50v median −1:23
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Block 04 9:52Running 4 5:58v median −1:19
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:09v median −1:20
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 6:10v median −1:10
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:16v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 6:22v median −1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 183
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 183 women's teams who finished.