The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:32:16 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Holly Cleworth & Leah Bell-Leask 199th of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:05. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:14 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 10:15Running 1 5:50v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:58v median −1:14
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Block 03 12:53Running 3 6:08v median −1:13
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 6:59v median −0:26
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Block 05 11:51Running 5 6:44v median −0:51
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Block 06 8:25Running 6 6:30v median −0:58
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 6:30v median −1:00
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 6:49v median −1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.