The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:58:13 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Nobuhle Nkosi 237th of 382 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 30% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:02 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg I cost the whole field time: about 6:38 more than the average race this season, going by 140 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 4:29v median +0:09
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Block 02 10:29Running 2 6:53v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 7:25v median +0:31
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Block 04 17:41Running 4 7:34v median +0:33
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Block 05 15:07Running 5 8:09v median +0:53
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Block 06 10:20Running 6 7:34v median +0:26
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Block 07 15:02Running 7 10:44v median +3:41
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 9:23v median +1:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:17
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.