The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sphesihle Mthembu finished 232nd of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:43:49.
The stations carried this race: faster than 59% of the field across all eight, against 34% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 150th of 431. The race faded late: the second half went 1:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cape Town ran slow: the 203 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:02 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division for Sphesihle Mthembu.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:35Running 1 4:48v median +0:39
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 6:44v median +0:39
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 6:46v median +0:20
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Block 04 13:33Running 4 6:57v median +0:25
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Block 05 13:21Running 5 7:19v median +0:32
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Block 06 9:21Running 6 7:18v median +0:47
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 7:17v median +0:49
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Block 08 15:18Running 8 8:18v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:33
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.