The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Heyley Fellies & Precious Tshali crossed the line in 1:20:54: 61st of 560 women's teams, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:18 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:26 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 8:46Running 1 3:54v median −1:12
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 5:29v median −1:43
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Block 03 9:21Running 3 5:36v median −1:45
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:47v median −1:38
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:50v median −1:45
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:46v median −1:42
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:41v median −1:49
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Block 08 10:07Running 8 6:09v median −2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.