The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ninon Bester finished 177th of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:36:35, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 67% of the field beaten on the stations, against 47% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:19 quicker than the median and 90th of 431. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Cape Town. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:02.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 5:37v median +1:28
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Block 02 10:00Running 2 7:37v median +1:32
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Block 03 11:20Running 3 6:12v median −0:14
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 6:16v median −0:16
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Block 05 13:22Running 5 6:50v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 6:15v median −0:16
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 6:19v median −0:09
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 6:37v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:42
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.