The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:51 at Johannesburg 2026 put Bulelwa Mzimela 152nd of 633 women in the Open division, ahead of 76% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:01 on the median. A harder second half: 1:21 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 11:57Running 1 6:44v median −1:52
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 4:45v median −1:00
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 5:03v median −0:59
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 5:16v median −0:50
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 5:38v median −0:35
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:22v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:48Running 7 5:20v median −0:48
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Block 08 15:49Running 8 8:12v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:49
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.