The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Mary Nyatsvimbo crossed the line in 1:39:12: 144th of 633 women, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 51% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 4:24 on the median.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:23Running 1 10:24v median +1:48
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:58v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 6:06v median +0:04
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 6:03v median −0:03
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:02v median −0:11
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Block 06 8:13Running 6 5:59v median −0:12
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 5:54v median −0:14
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Block 08 14:33Running 8 8:28v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.