The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thabelangkgotso Matlala finished 240th of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:44:40.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:20. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. Thabelangkgotso Matlala's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:17Running 1 3:58v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:08Running 2 5:59v median −0:06
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Block 03 12:39Running 3 6:18v median −0:08
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Block 04 15:45Running 4 6:16v median −0:16
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Block 05 12:22Running 5 7:01v median +0:14
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Block 06 9:36Running 6 6:39v median +0:08
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Block 07 13:23Running 7 6:12v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:25Running 8 7:47v median +0:28
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.