The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:33:41 at Johannesburg 2026 put Nothando Ngcobo 558th of 633 women in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 31% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 7% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:33. A harder second half: 15:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 3:14.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:54Running 1 9:06v median +0:30
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Block 02 12:34Running 2 6:21v median +0:36
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Block 03 16:44Running 3 6:25v median +0:23
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Block 04 18:20Running 4 6:20v median +0:14
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Block 05 14:29Running 5 7:09v median +0:56
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Block 06 11:25Running 6 7:18v median +1:07
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Block 07 16:56Running 7 7:36v median +1:28
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Block 08 28:51Running 8 11:48v median +2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:34
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.