The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:17:47 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Nokuthula Gulwa 308th of 364 women in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 38% of the field beaten on the runs, 7% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 8:32 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:34Running 1 5:16v median +0:38
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 7:15v median +0:42
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Block 03 17:24Running 3 7:33v median +0:39
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Block 04 24:03Running 4 7:31v median +0:35
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Block 05 14:30Running 5 8:00v median +0:51
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Block 06 10:45Running 6 7:44v median +0:45
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Block 07 15:34Running 7 7:16v median +0:18
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Block 08 23:55Running 8 8:24v median +0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:55
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 338
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 338 women who finished.