The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:24 at Cape Town 2025 put Venessa Nelson 85th of 431 women in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 2:22 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 3:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 6:19 faster at Cape Town 2025 than at Johannesburg I 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 3:30v median −0:39
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 5:20v median −0:45
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 6:14v median −0:12
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 5:56v median −0:36
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 5:58v median −0:49
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:00v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 6:05v median −0:23
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Block 08 13:44Running 8 6:30v median −0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.