The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Minette Van Zyl & Mardi Hartman crossed the line in 1:25:23: 47th of 191 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:22 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:22 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Cape Town 1 ran slow: the 399 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:50 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 3:49v median −1:15
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 8:29v median +1:26
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 6:21v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 6:21v median −0:56
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Block 05 12:03Running 5 6:25v median −1:04
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Block 06 8:17Running 6 6:23v median −0:57
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 6:30v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:59Running 8 7:10v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:34
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.