The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:34:46 at Johannesburg 2026 put Nomonde Mathenjwa 563rd of 633 women in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 25% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 15:38 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 14:48Running 1 8:56v median +0:20
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Block 02 11:02Running 2 7:23v median +1:38
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Block 03 17:12Running 3 8:49v median +2:47
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Block 04 20:51Running 4 8:15v median +2:09
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Block 05 20:21Running 5 13:52v median +7:39
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Block 06 12:51Running 6 9:48v median +3:37
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Block 07 16:13Running 7 9:46v median +3:38
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Block 08 28:26Running 8 16:21v median +6:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:11
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.