The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:38:46 at Johannesburg 2026 put Lungile Buthelezi-Malukwe 574th of 633 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 42% of the field across all eight, against 2% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:25, behind 89% of the field.
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 14:39Running 1 9:10v median +0:34
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Block 02 10:49Running 2 7:00v median +1:15
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Block 03 14:09Running 3 6:55v median +0:53
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Block 04 30:01Running 4 19:50v median +13:44
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Block 05 19:45Running 5 12:52v median +6:39
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Block 06 13:22Running 6 10:42v median +4:31
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Block 07 17:39Running 7 10:16v median +4:08
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Block 08 24:05Running 8 15:33v median +5:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:25
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.