The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lorna Groenewald & Chantel Burger at Cape Town 1 2026: 1:18:55, 46th of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 2:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:05Running 1 6:38v median +1:32
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Block 02 7:20Running 2 5:53v median −1:19
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:53v median −1:28
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Block 04 9:20Running 4 5:50v median −1:35
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:47v median −1:48
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Block 06 7:40Running 6 5:52v median −1:36
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Block 07 9:20Running 7 5:47v median −1:43
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Block 08 9:54Running 8 6:06v median −2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:09
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.