The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:27:21 at Cape Town 2025 put Michaela Bezer & Marguerite Gerber 225th of 723 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:00 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:48 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:34Running 1 4:27v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 6:03v median −0:37
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Block 03 11:47Running 3 6:07v median −0:46
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Block 04 10:24Running 4 6:08v median −0:47
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 6:12v median −0:52
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:06v median −0:52
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:54v median −1:04
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Block 08 11:11Running 8 6:23v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:50
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.