The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gail Simmermacher & Pascale Futre finished 444th of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:57:43.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:29 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:07 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 10:47Running 1 5:33v median +0:27
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 7:45v median +0:33
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Block 03 14:57Running 3 7:48v median +0:27
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Block 04 16:04Running 4 8:34v median +1:09
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Block 05 14:03Running 5 8:14v median +0:39
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Block 06 10:59Running 6 8:50v median +1:22
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Block 07 14:34Running 7 8:16v median +0:46
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Block 08 17:22Running 8 9:54v median +1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:10
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.