The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Tebogo Mailula crossed the line in 1:52:21: 285th of 633 women, faster than 55% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 67% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:16 on the median. A harder second half: 2:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 161 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:14 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:50Running 1 8:37v median +0:01
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:37v median −0:08
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 5:49v median −0:13
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Block 04 15:42Running 4 5:56v median −0:10
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:01v median −0:12
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Block 06 13:17Running 6 11:05v median +4:54
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Block 07 10:41Running 7 5:49v median −0:19
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Block 08 16:37Running 8 8:53v median −0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.