The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Samantha Emberton finished 615th of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 3:00:14.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 17:16 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:48 better against the middle of the field than before it. 15:28 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 18:00Running 1 12:25v median +3:49
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Block 02 11:49Running 2 8:32v median +2:47
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Block 03 17:28Running 3 9:06v median +3:04
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Block 04 36:20Running 4 9:47v median +3:41
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Block 05 17:37Running 5 10:13v median +4:00
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Block 06 12:37Running 6 9:26v median +3:15
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Block 07 22:01Running 7 9:35v median +3:27
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Block 08 29:02Running 8 15:51v median +6:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:28
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.