The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sandrah Cele finished 497th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:19:31.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:28 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:55 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. 1:38 slower than at Cape Town 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:29Running 1 9:21v median +0:45
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 6:15v median +0:30
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Block 03 15:27Running 3 7:08v median +1:06
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Block 04 19:09Running 4 7:24v median +1:18
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Block 05 15:30Running 5 8:49v median +2:36
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Block 06 10:23Running 6 7:27v median +1:16
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Block 07 15:37Running 7 8:28v median +2:20
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Block 08 24:04Running 8 14:36v median +4:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:42
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.