The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:33 at Cape Town 2026 put Taaj Viljoen 374th of 427 women in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:29. A harder second half: 4:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:56, behind 93% of the field.
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 11:00Running 1 4:55v median +0:22
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Block 02 11:52Running 2 7:42v median +1:24
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Block 03 17:18Running 3 8:15v median +1:32
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Block 04 18:47Running 4 8:27v median +1:44
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Block 05 15:23Running 5 8:02v median +1:12
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Block 06 10:46Running 6 7:41v median +0:57
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Block 07 15:59Running 7 8:07v median +1:21
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Block 08 24:39Running 8 9:42v median +2:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.