The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:05:32 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Bridget Ngema 276th of 382 women in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:23 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:36 better against the middle of the field 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 10:17Running 1 4:33v median +0:13
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Block 02 11:57Running 2 9:14v median +2:41
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Block 03 16:07Running 3 9:30v median +2:36
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Block 04 19:05Running 4 9:37v median +2:36
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Block 05 13:42Running 5 7:28v median +0:12
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Block 06 11:40Running 6 9:36v median +2:28
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Block 07 14:49Running 7 9:49v median +2:46
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Block 08 18:05Running 8 11:00v median +2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:58
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.