The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Mariana Smit & Anke Gosling crossed the line in 1:24:05: 140th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Stronger after halfway: 1:36 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 7:05, ahead of 90% 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 12:14Running 1 7:12v median −2:07
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Block 02 6:22Running 2 4:36v median −1:30
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Block 03 10:01Running 3 4:52v median −1:22
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Block 04 10:23Running 4 4:51v median −1:31
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 4:56v median −1:30
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:48v median −1:38
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:42v median −1:45
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 6:42v median −3:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.