The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Joseph finished 257th of 427 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:48:41.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:57 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 4:26 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 4:00v median −0:33
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 5:50v median −0:28
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Block 03 13:22Running 3 6:15v median −0:28
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Block 04 16:03Running 4 6:20v median −0:23
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:28v median −0:22
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 7:13v median +0:29
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 6:47v median +0:01
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 7:31v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.