The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rochelle Pieterse & Elsje Poggenpoel finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2025, in 1:14:27 for 34th of 723 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was the standout, 1:50 quicker than the median and 4th of 723. A harder second half: 2:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:27, was faster than 89% of the field.
This was a slow day in Cape Town. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 8:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:53Running 1 3:37v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 5:10v median −1:30
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 5:33v median −1:20
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Block 04 8:58Running 4 5:39v median −1:16
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:48v median −1:16
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:45v median −1:13
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Block 07 8:33Running 7 5:39v median −1:19
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:11v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:27
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 704
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 704 women's teams who finished.