ðə "kˈæp tˈaɪm" ɪz ðə tˈaɪm ɪt tˈeɪks ðə lˈoʊkəl pˈeɪssɛɾɚ tə tˈʌk fɹʌmðə stˈɑːɹt tə ðə fˈɪnɪʃ ʌv ðɛɹ kˈoːɹs wɪðˌaʊt ɡˌoʊɪŋ ɚɹˈaʊnd ɡˈeɪts, ænd ɪz ðə fˈæstɪst pˈɑːsᵻbəl tˈaɪm dˌaʊn ðə vˈɛnjuː.
The "cap time" is the time it takes the local pacesetter to tuck from the start to the finish of their course without going around gates, and is the fastest possible time down the venue.