The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Phatho Zondi crossed the line in 1:39:27: 149th of 633 women, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:35 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:03. A harder second half: 1:11 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 6:59v median −1:37
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:29v median −1:16
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 5:07v median −0:55
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 5:20v median −0:46
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 5:26v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:32Running 6 5:13v median −0:58
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:09v median −0:59
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Block 08 17:43Running 8 8:10v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.