The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Laura Ann Smal & Amy Josset at Johannesburg 2026: 1:16:20, 43rd of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 78% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:19 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:48, ahead of 98% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 355 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 10:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:38Running 1 6:54v median −2:25
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:15v median −1:51
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:26v median −1:48
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 4:24v median −1:58
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:24v median −2:02
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Block 06 6:17Running 6 4:22v median −2:04
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:22v median −2:05
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Block 08 10:37Running 8 6:29v median −3:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:48
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.