The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Danette Walley & Sammy-Lee Nel crossed the line in 1:17:53: 22nd of 191 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:30 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:06, was faster than 96% 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 8:45Running 1 3:27v median −1:37
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Block 02 10:00Running 2 8:09v median +1:06
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Block 03 10:09Running 3 5:13v median −2:00
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Block 04 9:13Running 4 5:02v median −2:15
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:12v median −2:17
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:55v median −2:25
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 5:05v median −2:16
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Block 08 10:08Running 8 5:19v median −2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:06
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.