The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Chantel Bothma & Monique De Koker crossed the line in 1:24:07: 166th of 723 women's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:52Running 1 4:17v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 5:46v median −0:54
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Block 03 10:24Running 3 5:45v median −1:08
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Block 04 10:58Running 4 6:05v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:58v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:46Running 6 5:56v median −1:02
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 6:02v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:20Running 8 6:20v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.