The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karen Beck & Christelle Smith finished 495th of 723 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:43:49.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:59 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:20 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:22Running 1 7:31v median +2:45
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 9:28v median +2:48
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Block 03 13:04Running 3 7:34v median +0:41
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Block 04 11:42Running 4 6:55v median +0:00
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Block 05 13:03Running 5 7:02v median −0:02
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Block 06 8:47Running 6 7:01v median +0:03
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Block 07 11:13Running 7 7:00v median +0:02
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Block 08 13:37Running 8 6:43v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:49
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.