The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Elbie Zwanepoel & Tracey Michel crossed the line in 1:28:36: 247th of 723 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:21 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:15 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 8:53Running 1 3:46v median −1:00
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Block 02 7:37Running 2 5:32v median −1:08
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:50v median −1:03
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 6:08v median −0:47
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:11v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:03v median −0:55
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Block 07 10:16Running 7 6:02v median −0:56
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 6:44v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.