The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:14 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Melissa Viljoen 66th of 181 women in the Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:06 quicker than the median and 8th of 181. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:54. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 1 2026 and Johannesburg I 2025 were 7:21 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:19Running 1 4:15v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 5:55v median −0:32
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Block 03 11:08Running 3 6:08v median −0:36
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 6:06v median −0:39
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 6:16v median −0:31
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:04v median −0:37
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 6:07v median −0:41
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:50v median −0:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 174
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 174 women who finished.