The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Carla Van Der Merwe & El-Mari Smook at Cape Town 1 2026: 1:20:10, 54th of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:15 quicker than the median and 62nd of 560. Stronger after halfway: 1:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:27Running 1 3:58v median −1:08
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:36v median −1:36
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:51v median −1:30
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 5:54v median −1:31
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Block 05 11:18Running 5 6:14v median −1:21
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 6:02v median −1:26
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Block 07 9:18Running 7 6:08v median −1:22
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Block 08 10:12Running 8 6:11v median −2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:41
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.