The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, VANESSA KGAPHOLA crossed the line in 1:38:13: 119th of 382 women, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 54% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:12 on the median. A harder second half: 2:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg I ran slow: the 140 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 6:38 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:14Running 1 4:02v median −0:18
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:43v median −0:50
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Block 03 12:47Running 3 5:52v median −1:02
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 6:00v median −1:01
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Block 05 12:06Running 5 6:19v median −0:57
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Block 06 8:32Running 6 6:14v median −0:54
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Block 07 10:47Running 7 6:15v median −0:48
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Block 08 16:56Running 8 6:49v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:21
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 330
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 330 women who finished.