The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lisa Swarts finished 621st of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 3:05:27.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:36. A harder second half: 9:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 15:49 in the roxzone was slower than 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 20:01Running 1 13:07v median +4:31
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Block 02 15:49Running 2 12:25v median +6:40
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Block 03 18:31Running 3 9:02v median +3:00
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Block 04 27:50Running 4 8:58v median +2:52
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Block 05 18:29Running 5 11:09v median +4:56
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Block 06 14:03Running 6 10:27v median +4:16
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Block 07 20:50Running 7 10:43v median +4:35
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Block 08 34:12Running 8 14:06v median +4:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:49
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.