The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Izienne Van Jaarsveld & Elize-Marié Koen finished 167th of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:29:17, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:57. The race faded late: the second half went 1:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:49Running 1 4:11v median −0:55
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 6:00v median −1:12
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 6:19v median −1:02
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Block 04 11:49Running 4 6:26v median −0:59
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Block 05 12:16Running 5 6:41v median −0:54
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Block 06 8:02Running 6 6:26v median −1:02
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 6:34v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:50Running 8 7:04v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:24
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.