The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sabina Maponya finished 536th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:26:53.
The runs carried this race: faster than 28% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 8% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 14:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 13:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 15:42Running 1 9:23v median +0:47
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 6:39v median +0:54
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Block 03 16:12Running 3 6:52v median +0:50
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Block 04 17:31Running 4 7:10v median +1:04
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Block 05 14:08Running 5 7:18v median +1:05
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Block 06 10:40Running 6 7:20v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:56Running 7 7:22v median +1:14
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Block 08 34:25Running 8 11:11v median +1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.