The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Joy Des Fountain crossed the line in 1:39:09: 190th of 431 women, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 66% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 0:55 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 13:55 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 8:58Running 1 3:38v median −0:31
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 8:36v median +2:31
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Block 03 15:34Running 3 8:57v median +2:31
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Block 04 15:50Running 4 8:45v median +2:13
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:43v median −1:04
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:36v median −0:55
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 5:33v median −0:55
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Block 08 12:34Running 8 6:11v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.