The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Melanie Van Rooyen at Johannesburg 2025: 1:22:34, 18th of 550 women in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 4:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:54 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:36, ahead of 95% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 8:37.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:53Running 1 4:57v median +0:24
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:27v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 4:47v median −2:19
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Block 04 9:24Running 4 4:47v median −2:21
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:05v median −2:25
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:52v median −2:30
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Block 07 9:36Running 7 4:51v median −2:32
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Block 08 9:36Running 8 5:16v median −3:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.