The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stephani van Zyl took 3rd of 107 in the 25–29 age group at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:16:30.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 4:31 quicker than the median and 9th of 633. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:30Running 1 5:34v median −3:02
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Block 02 6:06Running 2 3:56v median −1:49
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Block 03 9:40Running 3 4:28v median −1:34
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Block 04 8:53Running 4 4:07v median −1:59
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:12v median −2:01
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Block 06 6:03Running 6 4:06v median −2:05
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Block 07 7:12Running 7 4:07v median −2:01
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Block 08 10:25Running 8 6:13v median −3:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 627
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 627 women who finished.