The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:10:09 at Johannesburg 2025 put Phindile Mdhlovu 374th of 550 women in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:17 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:11 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. Phindile Mdhlovu's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:41Running 1 4:30v median −0:03
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Block 02 11:57Running 2 7:26v median +0:46
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Block 03 15:41Running 3 8:17v median +1:11
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Block 04 17:27Running 4 8:42v median +1:34
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Block 05 15:50Running 5 9:22v median +1:52
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Block 06 10:50Running 6 8:29v median +1:07
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Block 07 15:28Running 7 8:22v median +0:59
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Block 08 19:42Running 8 9:54v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:41
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.