The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:40 at Cape Town 2025 put Melissa Purdon & Genevieve Workman 146th of 723 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 93% of the field across all eight, against 66% on the runs. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:37, ahead of 86% of the field.
Cape Town ran slow: the 392 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:44Running 1 4:16v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:07Running 2 6:04v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 6:35v median −0:18
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 6:39v median −0:16
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Block 05 11:37Running 5 6:42v median −0:22
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 6:30v median −0:28
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 6:44v median −0:14
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 7:21v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:37
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.