ATHLETE PROFILE
Vanessa Pietersen
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:24:48
Finished top 18% of Open Women at HYROX Cape Town 2026; 2 races, best 1:24:48.
Race insights
Vanessa Pietersen's best finish relative to the field was 2026 Cape Town: 1:24:48, rank 75 of 427 in Open Women (top 18%). The division median that day was 1:42:42.
From 2026 Cape Town (1:24:48) to 2026 Cape Town (April) (1:51:58), Vanessa Pietersen finished slower by 27 min 10 sec in Open; the fastest race in that run was 2026 Cape Town at 1:24:48.
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Cape Town (April) | Open Women | #316 of 545(top 58%) | 1:51:58 |
| 2026 Cape Town | Open Women | #75 of 427(top 18%) | 1:24:48 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Vanessa Pietersen
At 2026 Cape Town (April), Open Women:
- #311 Jeanine Smit — 1:51:13
- #312 Donnelle van der Sandt — 1:51:14
- #313 Megan Davis — 1:51:18
- #314 Alice Bepat — 1:51:23
- #315 Noxie Mngadi — 1:51:50
- #317 Mariana Marx — 1:51:59
- #318 Lusanda Klaas — 1:52:03
- #319 Nicomi Thomson — 1:52:09
- #320 Nozi Bam — 1:52:13
- #321 Anya Hollands — 1:52:23