The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Gené Smith & Sarah Deane crossed the line in 1:38:17: 266th of 560 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 41% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:21 quicker than the median and 47th of 560. The race faded late: the second half went 1:27 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 9:31Running 1 4:48v median −0:18
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Block 02 8:56Running 2 7:21v median +0:09
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 7:48v median +0:27
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 7:45v median +0:20
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 7:34v median −0:01
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Block 06 9:30Running 6 7:46v median +0:18
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 8:43v median +1:13
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 9:38v median +1:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:23
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.