The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thandi Ngxongo finished 527th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:24:49.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:24 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:03 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 16:33Running 1 9:54v median +1:18
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 6:52v median +1:07
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Block 03 15:03Running 3 6:55v median +0:53
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Block 04 21:58Running 4 7:17v median +1:11
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Block 05 15:49Running 5 7:37v median +1:24
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Block 06 10:24Running 6 7:43v median +1:32
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Block 07 16:15Running 7 8:18v median +2:10
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Block 08 25:19Running 8 14:01v median +4:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:37
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.