The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:14 at Johannesburg 2025 put Melissa Nel 92nd of 550 women in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:44 quicker than the median and 43rd of 550. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 8:37 more than the average race this season, going by 205 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:55Running 1 3:46v median −0:47
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:32v median −1:08
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Block 03 11:37Running 3 5:49v median −1:17
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Block 04 14:43Running 4 5:49v median −1:19
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:02v median −1:28
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:46v median −1:36
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Block 07 9:40Running 7 5:35v median −1:48
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 6:58v median −1:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:03
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.