The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:13:12 at Johannesburg 2026 put Nokuthula Mthethwa 463rd of 633 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:48 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 3:14 more than the average race this season, going by 161 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 16:01Running 1 9:49v median +1:13
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Block 02 10:31Running 2 6:45v median +1:00
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Block 03 14:36Running 3 7:12v median +1:10
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Block 04 18:35Running 4 7:30v median +1:24
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Block 05 14:04Running 5 7:20v median +1:07
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Block 06 9:48Running 6 7:30v median +1:19
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Block 07 15:24Running 7 7:43v median +1:35
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Block 08 22:20Running 8 12:24v median +2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:01
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.