The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Andrea Legassick & Bianca Rudolph crossed the line in 1:34:56: 224th of 560 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:34. A harder second half: 2:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:13Running 1 4:39v median −0:27
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 6:26v median −0:46
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Block 03 11:29Running 3 6:24v median −0:57
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 6:30v median −0:55
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 6:32v median −1:03
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Block 06 8:43Running 6 6:31v median −0:57
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Block 07 11:07Running 7 6:21v median −1:09
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Block 08 16:16Running 8 6:26v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.