The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, MikaelA Mende & Nicolle Els crossed the line in 1:29:20: 235th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 78% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:47 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:56Running 1 7:54v median −1:25
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:59v median −1:07
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:12v median −1:02
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Block 04 10:54Running 4 5:30v median −0:52
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:24v median −1:02
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:23v median −1:03
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:18v median −1:09
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:55v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:48
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.