The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, Berna Kilian & Anne Potgieter crossed the line in 1:34:13: 353rd of 723 women's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 73% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:44 quicker than the median and 116th of 723. The race faded late: the second half went 1:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:44Running 1 4:52v median +0:06
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 6:46v median +0:06
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 7:20v median +0:27
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Block 04 11:07Running 4 7:04v median +0:09
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 7:45v median +0:41
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 7:11v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:31Running 7 7:24v median +0:26
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Block 08 12:24Running 8 7:51v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.