The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Alicia Diab & Lourita Theron crossed the line in 1:28:18: 215th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 80% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 85% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 53% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:28, was faster than 95% 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 12:10Running 1 6:50v median −2:29
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Block 02 6:44Running 2 4:49v median −1:17
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 6:06v median −0:08
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Block 04 10:46Running 4 5:21v median −1:01
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:28v median −0:58
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Block 06 7:06Running 6 5:17v median −1:09
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Block 07 9:27Running 7 5:20v median −1:07
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 7:38v median −2:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.