The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:07 at Cape Town 2025 put Nelisiwe Malinga 256th of 431 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:23 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:35 better 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:49Running 1 4:30v median +0:21
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Block 02 10:48Running 2 6:34v median +0:29
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Block 03 14:24Running 3 6:43v median +0:17
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Block 04 14:55Running 4 6:50v median +0:18
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:50v median +0:03
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:39v median +0:08
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 6:34v median +0:06
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Block 08 16:41Running 8 7:05v median −0:14
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.