The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Anne-Marie Gouws crossed the line in 1:34:33: 107th of 633 women, faster than 83% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 91% of the field across all eight, against 69% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 3:26 on the median. A harder second half: 2:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:33Running 1 7:21v median −1:15
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:35v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 4:55v median −1:07
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 7:17v median +1:11
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 5:01v median −1:12
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Block 06 7:56Running 6 5:12v median −0:59
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:07v median −1:01
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 10:25v median +0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.