The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cape Town 2024, Melandi Le Roux & Jannah Smith crossed the line in 1:18:50: 32nd of 100 women's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 0:47 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:45Running 1 4:34v median −1:16
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:51v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:16Running 3 5:35v median −0:24
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Block 04 8:37Running 4 5:20v median −0:44
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Block 05 11:00Running 5 5:52v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:21v median −0:43
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 5:09v median −0:52
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Block 08 9:57Running 8 6:08v median −0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 91
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 91 women's teams who finished.