The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hessie Tromp finished 144th of 550 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:41:43, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 93% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 4:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 205 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:37 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:58Running 1 3:25v median −1:08
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 4:53v median −1:47
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Block 03 13:32Running 3 5:02v median −2:04
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 5:18v median −1:50
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 5:50v median −1:40
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Block 06 8:22Running 6 5:33v median −1:49
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 5:49v median −1:34
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Block 08 19:38Running 8 6:32v median −2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:19
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 544
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 544 women who finished.