The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zamangoma Matlhare finished 255th of 427 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:48:24.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 2:20. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 7:37 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 4:24v median −0:09
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Block 02 9:39Running 2 6:04v median −0:14
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Block 03 13:08Running 3 6:19v median −0:24
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Block 04 15:01Running 4 7:03v median +0:20
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Block 05 13:51Running 5 6:51v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 6:11v median −0:33
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Block 07 14:27Running 7 6:31v median −0:15
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 7:23v median +0:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 417
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 417 women who finished.