The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:35 at Cape Town 2025 put Donna Podems 221st of 431 women in the Open division.
The sled pull was the standout, 0:49 quicker than the median and 129th of 431. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:14. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:21 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 9:32Running 1 4:27v median +0:18
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 6:15v median +0:10
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:16v median −0:10
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Block 04 16:04Running 4 9:04v median +2:32
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Block 05 12:13Running 5 6:23v median −0:24
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:17v median −0:14
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Block 07 12:00Running 7 6:26v median −0:02
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Block 08 15:47Running 8 7:20v median +0:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.