The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:18:59 at Johannesburg 2025 put Nolwazi Mbambo 414th of 550 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 38% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:34 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:49 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:26Running 1 4:48v median +0:15
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 7:21v median +0:41
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Block 03 17:24Running 3 9:28v median +2:22
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Block 04 21:42Running 4 10:17v median +3:09
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Block 05 15:44Running 5 9:55v median +2:25
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 8:49v median +1:27
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Block 07 16:06Running 7 10:11v median +2:48
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Block 08 22:18Running 8 11:19v median +2:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:04
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.