The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Chesna Watson & Aakifah Van Niekerk crossed the line in 1:39:29: 280th of 560 women's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
The wall balls cost the most time: 1:24 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 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 11:46Running 1 7:06v median +2:00
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Block 02 8:16Running 2 6:31v median −0:41
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 9:42v median +2:21
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 6:39v median −0:46
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 7:10v median −0:25
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 6:51v median −0:37
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Block 07 11:09Running 7 6:49v median −0:41
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Block 08 13:51Running 8 7:11v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.