The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:14 at Johannesburg 2026 put Esther Bwalya 177th of 633 women in the Open division, ahead of 72% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:48 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:54 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:08Running 1 8:07v median −0:29
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 5:46v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:23Running 3 5:35v median −0:27
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Block 04 12:23Running 4 5:54v median −0:12
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 5:58v median −0:15
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Block 06 8:07Running 6 5:55v median −0:16
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Block 07 11:18Running 7 5:49v median −0:19
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Block 08 16:39Running 8 9:10v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.