The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Isabella Grasso & Carolina Grasso crossed the line in 1:26:22: 123rd of 560 women's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 67% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:48 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 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 9:02Running 1 4:20v median −0:46
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 5:55v median −1:17
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 6:10v median −1:11
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Block 04 10:14Running 4 5:53v median −1:32
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:10v median −1:25
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:05v median −1:23
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Block 07 9:49Running 7 6:24v median −1:06
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:07v median −2:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:06
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.