The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lindie Van der Merwe finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:29:44 for 65th of 633 women in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 4:32 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:27, ahead of 88% 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 12:20Running 1 7:09v median −1:27
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:43v median −1:02
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:13v median −0:49
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Block 04 9:49Running 4 5:04v median −1:02
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:09v median −1:04
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:01v median −1:10
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:07v median −1:01
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Block 08 13:18Running 8 7:28v median −2:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:27
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.