The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Unity Liyacha crossed the line in 1:36:00: 170th of 431 women, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:18. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 2025 and Johannesburg I 2025 were 6:19 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:49Running 1 3:28v median −0:41
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:09v median −0:56
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Block 03 11:57Running 3 5:22v median −1:04
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Block 04 13:20Running 4 5:34v median −0:58
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 5:55v median −0:52
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:23v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:02v median −0:26
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 6:49v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
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.