The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Clara Manamela took 3rd of 10 in the 40–44 age group at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:30:58.
The runs carried this race: faster than 78% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 43% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:52 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:09, ahead of 85% of the field.
The field ran 2:30 slower at Johannesburg 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:31Running 1 6:19v median −0:49
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Block 02 8:18Running 2 4:12v median −0:26
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 4:23v median −0:39
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 4:24v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 4:33v median −0:25
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Block 06 8:01Running 6 4:44v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:28v median −0:32
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Block 08 13:38Running 8 6:25v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:09
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 77
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 77 women who finished.