The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Charné Rubé & Léze Herholdt crossed the line in 1:33:29: 79th of 191 women's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:33 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:06 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 10:30, behind 88% 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 11:27Running 1 6:27v median +1:23
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Block 02 7:54Running 2 6:04v median −0:59
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 6:27v median −0:46
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 6:53v median −0:24
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:20v median −1:09
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Block 06 8:10Running 6 6:18v median −1:02
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 6:18v median −1:03
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 6:44v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.