The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Laura Omogo & Emmanuela Mulaa crossed the line in 1:25:17: 103rd of 560 women's teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 94% of the field across all eight, against 66% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. 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 7:54Running 1 3:37v median −1:29
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 5:26v median −1:46
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Block 03 14:50Running 3 11:44v median +4:23
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 6:10v median −1:15
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:32v median −1:03
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:30v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:51Running 7 6:35v median −0:55
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Block 08 10:41Running 8 6:56v median −1:20
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.