The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Heyke Lombard & Elize Janse Van Vuuren crossed the line in 1:33:58: 347th of 723 women's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:11 quicker than the median and 19th of 723. Stronger after halfway: 1:25 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 8:58Running 1 4:34v median −0:12
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Block 02 10:34Running 2 9:03v median +2:23
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Block 03 10:51Running 3 6:32v median −0:21
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Block 04 10:36Running 4 6:44v median −0:11
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Block 05 13:08Running 5 7:41v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:57v median −0:01
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 7:06v median +0:08
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Block 08 12:04Running 8 7:39v median −0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:22
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.