The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Meagen Robertson finished 407th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:05:31.
A station race more than a running one: 48% of the field beaten on the stations, against 28% on the runs. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:44. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 15:18Running 1 9:41v median +1:05
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 7:09v median +1:24
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Block 03 14:52Running 3 7:10v median +1:08
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Block 04 16:26Running 4 7:07v median +1:01
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Block 05 14:09Running 5 7:09v median +0:56
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Block 06 9:44Running 6 7:03v median +0:52
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Block 07 13:20Running 7 7:23v median +1:15
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Block 08 18:44Running 8 10:29v median +0:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:30
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.