The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Simone Van Zyl finished 474th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:15:48.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:49. The race faded late: the second half went 9:56 worse 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 15:48Running 1 9:39v median +1:03
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Block 02 10:13Running 2 5:58v median +0:13
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Block 03 15:05Running 3 6:10v median +0:08
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Block 04 15:58Running 4 6:14v median +0:08
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Block 05 12:58Running 5 6:33v median +0:20
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 6:08v median −0:03
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Block 07 14:38Running 7 6:44v median +0:36
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Block 08 28:21Running 8 15:02v median +5:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:50
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.