The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mmabatho Mothibedi finished 294th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:52:57, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 84% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 9:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 8:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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. That was 6:37 off the time at Cape Town 1 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:20Running 1 7:33v median −1:03
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 4:47v median −0:58
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Block 03 11:36Running 3 4:50v median −1:12
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Block 04 14:54Running 4 4:49v median −1:17
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 5:04v median −1:09
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Block 06 7:08Running 6 5:00v median −1:11
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Block 07 11:55Running 7 5:06v median −1:02
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Block 08 25:49Running 8 8:04v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:04
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.