The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Blignaut finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:23:32 for 32nd of 633 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:18 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:44 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:26, ahead of 88% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 161 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:14 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:18v median −2:18
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Block 02 6:09Running 2 4:07v median −1:38
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 4:54v median −1:08
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Block 04 11:02Running 4 4:35v median −1:31
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:22v median −1:51
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:28v median −1:43
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:14v median −1:54
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Block 08 11:28Running 8 6:16v median −3:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.