The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samukelisiwe Ndlovu finished 321st of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:57:41.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 4:15. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:47 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 10:00Running 1 4:30v median +0:21
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Block 02 14:13Running 2 7:01v median +0:56
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Block 03 13:32Running 3 7:11v median +0:45
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Block 04 17:15Running 4 7:38v median +1:06
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 7:46v median +0:59
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Block 06 10:41Running 6 7:48v median +1:17
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 7:46v median +1:18
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 8:48v median +1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:44
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.