The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melize Gouws finished 97th of 382 women in the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:35:58, faster than 75% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:16 quicker than the median and 54th of 382. The race faded late: the second half went 3:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:08, was faster than 86% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg I. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 6:38. An improvement of 1:56 on Cape Town 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:20Running 1 4:03v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:34v median −0:59
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Block 03 12:05Running 3 5:40v median −1:14
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Block 04 11:46Running 4 5:57v median −1:04
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:18v median −0:58
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 6:08v median −1:00
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 6:25v median −0:38
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 6:58v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 330
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 330 women who finished.