The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nokulunga Nhlabathi finished 591st of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:45:34.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 6:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 19:16 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
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 17:22Running 1 10:21v median +1:45
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Block 02 13:16Running 2 7:09v median +1:24
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Block 03 18:31Running 3 7:38v median +1:36
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Block 04 21:43Running 4 6:54v median +0:48
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Block 05 15:22Running 5 7:42v median +1:29
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 7:23v median +1:12
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Block 07 20:42Running 7 7:36v median +1:28
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Block 08 29:21Running 8 14:04v median +4:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:16
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.