The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Elzette Papenfus finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:27:41 for 53rd of 633 women in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 4:05 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 7:24, ahead of 89% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 3:14 more than the average race this season, going by 161 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:32Running 1 7:24v median −1:12
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 4:30v median −1:15
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Block 03 9:55Running 3 4:44v median −1:18
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 4:49v median −1:17
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Block 05 10:27Running 5 5:00v median −1:13
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 4:59v median −1:12
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:52v median −1:16
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Block 08 11:51Running 8 7:26v median −2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:24
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.