The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ariena Shepherd finished 98th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:33:24, faster than 85% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:39 on the median. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 0:41. Quick through the roxzone: 6:59, ahead of 92% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2026 and Cape Town 2025 were 1:29 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:40Running 1 6:55v median −1:41
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:37v median −1:08
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 4:56v median −1:06
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 4:59v median −1:07
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:03v median −1:10
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 5:14v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 4:59v median −1:09
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 7:19v median −2:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.