The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mbali Dlamini finished 606th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:54:55.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 24:34. The race faded late: the second half went 22:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 17:10Running 1 11:25v median +2:49
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Block 02 11:42Running 2 7:54v median +2:09
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Block 03 15:52Running 3 7:46v median +1:44
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Block 04 24:51Running 4 8:07v median +2:01
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Block 05 15:02Running 5 8:27v median +2:14
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Block 06 11:32Running 6 8:25v median +2:14
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Block 07 19:03Running 7 8:34v median +2:26
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Block 08 46:33Running 8 13:29v median +3:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:16
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.