The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gugulethu Msimango finished 583rd of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:42:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:36. A harder second half: 10:49 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 17:10Running 1 9:57v median +1:21
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Block 02 12:17Running 2 7:15v median +1:30
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Block 03 15:45Running 3 7:47v median +1:45
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Block 04 23:24Running 4 10:59v median +4:53
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Block 05 19:08Running 5 11:32v median +5:19
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Block 06 15:03Running 6 11:36v median +5:25
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Block 07 18:52Running 7 11:26v median +5:18
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Block 08 28:01Running 8 11:55v median +2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:57
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.