The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Portia Nonkqubela Mgini finished 433rd of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:09:06.
The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:10 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:30 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 16:17Running 1 10:27v median +1:51
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Block 02 9:53Running 2 7:10v median +1:25
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Block 03 13:07Running 3 7:15v median +1:13
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Block 04 17:23Running 4 7:22v median +1:16
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Block 05 14:12Running 5 7:41v median +1:28
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Block 06 10:55Running 6 8:47v median +2:36
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Block 07 13:42Running 7 7:33v median +1:25
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Block 08 21:21Running 8 13:38v median +3:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:25
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.