The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie van Waardhuizen finished 362nd of 550 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 2:08:26.
The row was the standout, 0:34 quicker than the median and 118th of 550. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:34. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:28 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:57Running 1 5:19v median +0:46
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Block 02 12:11Running 2 8:07v median +1:27
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Block 03 15:13Running 3 8:40v median +1:34
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Block 04 20:08Running 4 8:43v median +1:35
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Block 05 14:05Running 5 8:37v median +1:07
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Block 06 11:28Running 6 8:37v median +1:15
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Block 07 14:57Running 7 8:23v median +1:00
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Block 08 18:08Running 8 9:55v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:27
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.