The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mbali Mabandla & Pumla Dlamini finished 547th of 560 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 2:30:26.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:47. A harder second half: 1:56 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 12:44Running 1 7:01v median +1:55
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Block 02 14:45Running 2 11:49v median +4:37
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Block 03 20:41Running 3 13:14v median +5:53
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Block 04 18:37Running 4 12:58v median +5:33
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Block 05 19:16Running 5 12:21v median +4:46
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Block 06 15:15Running 6 12:27v median +4:59
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Block 07 17:56Running 7 12:26v median +4:56
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Block 08 21:33Running 8 13:46v median +5:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:46
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.