The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Noreen Matsikidze crossed the line in 1:45:15: 204th of 633 women, faster than 68% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 50% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:57 better against the middle of the field 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 13:23Running 1 7:49v median −0:47
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Block 02 10:03Running 2 7:12v median +1:27
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 7:25v median +1:23
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Block 04 15:39Running 4 7:15v median +1:09
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 5:07v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:49v median −1:22
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Block 07 9:17Running 7 4:58v median −1:10
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Block 08 18:13Running 8 10:30v median +0:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.