The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Melissa Clark at Cape Town 2025: 1:19:55, 45th of 431 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:34 quicker than the median and 31st of 431. The race faded late: the second half went 1:29 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:54, was faster than 94% of the field.
Cape Town ran slow: the 203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:02 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:22Running 1 3:29v median −0:40
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Block 02 6:57Running 2 5:10v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:32v median −0:54
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 5:41v median −0:51
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Block 05 11:24Running 5 5:53v median −0:54
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 5:42v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:50v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:01Running 8 6:13v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:54
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 women who finished.