The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Nonhlanhla Ndaba & Ntombana Shabalala crossed the line in 1:26:55: 185th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 154th of 1,061. Time in the roxzone, 6:17, was faster than 96% 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 13:19Running 1 7:49v median −1:30
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Block 02 6:38Running 2 4:49v median −1:17
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Block 03 10:04Running 3 5:06v median −1:08
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Block 04 10:02Running 4 5:10v median −1:12
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:06v median −1:20
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:25v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 5:16v median −1:11
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 7:51v median −1:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:17
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.