The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Georgia Bechet & Abigail de Waal crossed the line in 1:20:15: 31st of 191 women's teams, faster than 84% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 50% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:17 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:20Running 1 3:28v median −1:36
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:59v median −2:04
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 5:28v median −1:45
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:27v median −1:50
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:18v median −2:11
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:42v median −1:38
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:10v median −2:11
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 5:29v median −2:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:47
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.