The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Talia Nepgen & Kim Lazarus crossed the line in 1:27:42: 202nd of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
The sled pull was the standout, 1:14 quicker than the median and 104th of 1,061. The race faded late: the second half went 2:25 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 7:13, was faster than 89% 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 12:38Running 1 7:51v median −1:28
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Block 02 7:13Running 2 5:03v median −1:03
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:09v median −1:05
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Block 04 10:04Running 4 5:23v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:30v median −0:56
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:25v median −1:01
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 5:28v median −0:59
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 10:23v median +0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.