The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Dimakatso Piitso finished 609th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:56:12.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 11:15. A harder second half: 6:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:56, behind 94% of the field.
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 17:52Running 1 11:46v median +3:10
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Block 02 10:54Running 2 8:22v median +2:37
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Block 03 16:39Running 3 8:49v median +2:47
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Block 04 31:26Running 4 10:54v median +4:48
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Block 05 17:26Running 5 10:32v median +4:19
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Block 06 14:45Running 6 10:50v median +4:39
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Block 07 25:16Running 7 10:05v median +3:57
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Block 08 26:06Running 8 15:44v median +6:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:56
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.