The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:16:34 at Johannesburg 2026 put Vanessa Pena 480th of 633 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 36% of the field beaten on the stations, against 16% on the runs. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:33 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better 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 16:59Running 1 10:21v median +1:45
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Block 02 10:33Running 2 7:01v median +1:16
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Block 03 17:17Running 3 7:42v median +1:40
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Block 04 18:26Running 4 8:14v median +2:08
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Block 05 15:27Running 5 8:46v median +2:33
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Block 06 10:38Running 6 8:09v median +1:58
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Block 07 14:37Running 7 8:01v median +1:53
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Block 08 20:49Running 8 12:14v median +2:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:56
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.