The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Marie Niemann & Ilke Hartslief crossed the line in 1:34:12: 218th of 560 women's teams, faster than 61% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 81% of the field across all eight, against 52% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:05 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:34Running 1 5:15v median +0:09
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 7:00v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 6:51v median −0:30
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Block 04 11:47Running 4 7:17v median −0:08
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Block 05 12:40Running 5 7:37v median +0:02
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 7:43v median +0:15
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Block 07 11:58Running 7 8:00v median +0:30
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Block 08 12:31Running 8 8:02v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:14
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.