The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maja Jooste finished 395th of 431 women in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 2:19:38.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 6:11. A harder second half: 7:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 Maja Jooste.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:05Running 1 5:23v median +1:14
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Block 02 12:10Running 2 7:53v median +1:48
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Block 03 15:07Running 3 8:35v median +2:09
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Block 04 22:02Running 4 8:42v median +2:10
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Block 05 15:01Running 5 9:06v median +2:19
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Block 06 11:51Running 6 9:33v median +3:02
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Block 07 20:46Running 7 9:14v median +2:46
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Block 08 23:03Running 8 10:38v median +3:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:40
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.