The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Cherry-lee Bekker & Rosanne De Graca at Johannesburg 2026: 1:12:08, 14th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 99% of the field beaten on the runs, 78% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:21 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:45, was faster than 98% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 10:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:47Running 1 6:09v median −3:10
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Block 02 5:27Running 2 3:49v median −2:17
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Block 03 8:30Running 3 3:55v median −2:19
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Block 04 9:09Running 4 4:01v median −2:21
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Block 05 8:56Running 5 3:57v median −2:29
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Block 06 5:32Running 6 3:57v median −2:29
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Block 07 7:39Running 7 3:53v median −2:34
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Block 08 10:32Running 8 5:46v median −4:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1054
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,054 women's teams who finished.