The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Carol Robinson & Joanne Williams at Cape Town 1 2026: 1:19:43, 51st of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 69% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:41 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:39, was faster than 92% of the field.
This was a slow day in Cape Town 1. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 8:50.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:32Running 1 5:42v median +0:36
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:14v median −1:58
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 5:33v median −1:48
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:36v median −1:49
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:32v median −2:03
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:29v median −1:59
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 5:29v median −2:01
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 5:36v median −2:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:39
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.