The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michelle Burger & Elme Strauss finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:19:47 for 78th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:25 quicker than the median and 39th of 1,061. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:42 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:46, was faster than 92% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 10:46 more than the average race this season, going by 355 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:06Running 1 7:33v median −1:46
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 5:03v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:56v median −1:18
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Block 04 9:29Running 4 4:59v median −1:23
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 4:57v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:56v median −1:30
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:47v median −1:40
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 7:07v median −2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:46
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.