The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Bernice Benissan crossed the line in 1:46:18: 182nd of 550 women, faster than 67% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:21 on the median. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 1:04. The race faded late: the second half went 3:48 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 8:37 more than the average race this season, going by 205 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:47Running 1 4:20v median −0:13
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Block 02 12:19Running 2 8:33v median +1:53
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:42v median −1:24
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 6:07v median −1:01
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 6:02v median −1:28
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:09v median −1:13
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Block 07 13:02Running 7 6:09v median −1:14
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Block 08 18:16Running 8 10:02v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.