The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Elsa Van Der Merwe & Line Ruytenberg crossed the line in 1:19:33: 96th of 723 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 63% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 3:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:43, was faster than 85% 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 8:43Running 1 3:40v median −1:06
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 5:17v median −1:23
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:37v median −1:16
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 5:41v median −1:14
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:43v median −1:21
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:33v median −1:25
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 5:39v median −1:19
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 6:01v median −1:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:43
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.