The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Catherine Allen crossed the line in 1:34:48: 161st of 431 women, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:41 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:53Running 1 4:41v median +0:32
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:55v median +0:50
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Block 03 12:03Running 3 7:17v median +0:51
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Block 04 13:25Running 4 6:45v median +0:13
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Block 05 11:39Running 5 6:19v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 6:05v median −0:26
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Block 07 10:54Running 7 6:04v median −0:24
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Block 08 12:50Running 8 6:41v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.