The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:42 at Johannesburg 2026 put Sophy Tala 181st of 633 women in the Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:10 quicker than the median and 30th of 633. Stronger after halfway: 3:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:42, ahead of 85% of the field.
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 14:15Running 1 8:37v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:46v median +0:01
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 5:41v median −0:21
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Block 04 14:37Running 4 5:49v median −0:17
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 5:53v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:52v median −0:19
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Block 07 10:01Running 7 6:03v median −0:05
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 8:49v median −0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.