The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Melize Gouws crossed the line in 1:33:34: 152nd of 431 women, faster than 65% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:31 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:58Running 1 3:58v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:37Running 2 5:45v median −0:20
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 6:05v median −0:21
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Block 04 12:00Running 4 6:22v median −0:10
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Block 05 12:15Running 5 6:39v median −0:08
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:26v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 6:35v median +0:07
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Block 08 13:59Running 8 6:56v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:22
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.