The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Franzelle Mertz & René van Bosch & Elné Naude & Riétte van Zyl finished 12th of 105 women's teams in the Relay division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:25:40, faster than 89% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 65% on the stations. On the sled push the field had the edge, by 4:28. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:40Running 1 8:21v median −0:29
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Block 02 11:44Running 2 4:19v median −1:18
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 3:42v median −1:44
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Block 04 10:27Running 4 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:00v median −1:27
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:50v median −1:42
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Block 07 8:18Running 7 4:13v median −1:19
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Block 08 12:44Running 8 6:29v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 93
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 93 women's teams who finished.