The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Louise Mclachlan & Lora Blankfield at Cape Town 1 2026: 1:15:37, 21st of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:37 quicker than the median and 40th of 560. Stronger after halfway: 2:31 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:36, was faster than 93% 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 8:42Running 1 3:58v median −1:08
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Block 02 7:12Running 2 5:26v median −1:46
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:35v median −1:46
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Block 04 9:10Running 4 5:44v median −1:41
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:30v median −2:05
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:30v median −1:58
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Block 07 8:47Running 7 5:27v median −2:03
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 5:42v median −2:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 540
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 540 women's teams who finished.