The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Van Alphen finished 187th of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:38:31, faster than 57% of the field.
Stronger after halfway: 1:25 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town cost the whole field time: about 2:02 more than the average race this season, going by 203 athletes who raced both. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Michelle Van Alphen.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:17v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 5:57v median −0:08
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Block 03 13:01Running 3 6:32v median +0:06
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Block 04 13:26Running 4 6:27v median −0:05
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Block 05 12:47Running 5 6:54v median +0:07
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Block 06 8:28Running 6 6:26v median −0:05
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 6:24v median −0:04
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Block 08 13:22Running 8 6:32v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.