The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mantombi Mnculwane finished 633rd of 633 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 5:20:26.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 43:51 behind the median. A harder second half: 25:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 34:32 in the roxzone was slower than 99% 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 23:58Running 1 16:30v median +7:54
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Block 02 17:53Running 2 11:20v median +5:35
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Block 03 27:00Running 3 11:28v median +5:26
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Block 04 1:04:41Running 4 11:33v median +5:27
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Block 05 20:42Running 5 12:47v median +6:34
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Block 06 18:49Running 6 13:24v median +7:13
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Block 07 48:00Running 7 12:49v median +6:41
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Block 08 1:04:58Running 8 25:00v median +15:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 34:32
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.