The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thobeka Tshabalala finished 540th of 550 women in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 3:12:19.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 11:55. The race faded late: the second half went 24:03 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 17:16, behind 95% of the field.
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 11:12Running 1 5:22v median +0:49
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Block 02 13:41Running 2 8:24v median +1:44
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Block 03 18:32Running 3 9:00v median +1:54
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Block 04 31:09Running 4 10:23v median +3:15
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Block 05 20:27Running 5 14:14v median +6:44
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Block 06 17:35Running 6 13:56v median +6:34
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Block 07 25:48Running 7 13:35v median +6:12
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Block 08 36:47Running 8 21:21v median +12:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:16
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.