The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ncumisa Mbande finished 320th of 550 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 2:02:15.
A station race more than a running one: 69% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:29 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 15:49, behind 91% of the field.
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 10:02Running 1 4:35v median +0:02
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Block 02 10:38Running 2 7:04v median +0:24
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Block 03 14:03Running 3 7:45v median +0:39
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Block 04 17:29Running 4 8:03v median +0:55
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Block 05 14:14Running 5 8:30v median +1:00
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Block 06 10:47Running 6 8:27v median +1:05
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Block 07 12:49Running 7 8:07v median +0:44
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Block 08 16:35Running 8 9:47v median +0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:49
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.