The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jess Rossouw finished 48th of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:20:13, faster than 89% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:55 quicker than the median and 13th of 431. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 96% of the field.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 2:02 more than the average race this season, going by 203 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:12Running 1 3:15v median −0:54
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Block 02 6:51Running 2 4:57v median −1:08
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 5:26v median −1:00
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:26v median −1:06
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:26v median −1:21
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 5:12v median −1:19
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Block 07 9:19Running 7 5:26v median −1:02
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Block 08 11:30Running 8 5:32v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
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.