The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Salma Bhadella & Dhyana Rana crossed the line in 1:31:57: 315th of 723 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 44% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 0:52 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 8:42 more than the average race this season, going by 392 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 4:17v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 6:14v median −0:26
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 6:30v median −0:23
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 6:36v median −0:19
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 6:43v median −0:21
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:40v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:33v median −0:25
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Block 08 13:01Running 8 7:35v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:45
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.