The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:46:56 at Johannesburg 2026 put Ayanda Balfour 593rd of 633 women in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 17:15 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 6:24 better against the middle of the field than before it. 15:14 in the roxzone was slower than 92% 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 15:32Running 1 9:30v median +0:54
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 6:46v median +1:01
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Block 03 18:25Running 3 7:51v median +1:49
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Block 04 34:46Running 4 8:14v median +2:08
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Block 05 17:13Running 5 9:26v median +3:13
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Block 06 12:23Running 6 9:07v median +2:56
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Block 07 17:53Running 7 8:42v median +2:34
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Block 08 25:18Running 8 15:59v median +6:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:14
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.