The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Vanessa Du Toit crossed the line in 1:46:51: 218th of 633 women, faster than 66% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:18 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:20. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 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. 9:23 slower than at Cape Town 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:29Running 1 8:02v median −0:34
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Block 02 9:11Running 2 5:18v median −0:27
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 5:28v median −0:34
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Block 04 13:32Running 4 5:33v median −0:33
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 5:35v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:37v median −0:34
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 5:40v median −0:28
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Block 08 17:13Running 8 8:35v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:06
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.