The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Relay division at Johannesburg 2026, Melanie Dowson & Raquel Gomes & Candice Stewart & Sancha Menikou crossed the line in 1:25:58: 15th of 105 women's teams, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:18 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:38Running 1 6:59v median −1:51
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:42v median −0:55
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 4:58v median −0:28
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 4:33v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:46Running 5 5:14v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:28v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 4:17v median −1:15
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 6:54v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.