The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melissa Labuschagne finished 437th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:09:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:36Running 1 9:09v median +0:33
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Block 02 10:32Running 2 7:06v median +1:21
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Block 03 14:37Running 3 7:08v median +1:06
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Block 04 18:20Running 4 7:04v median +0:58
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Block 05 12:57Running 5 7:18v median +1:05
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 7:50v median +1:39
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 7:48v median +1:40
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Block 08 20:22Running 8 11:51v median +2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:02
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.