The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Karmen Maritz & Jenna Hewitt finished 315th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:33:51, faster than 70% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 80% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 0:39. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 10:46 more than the average race this season, going by 355 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 12:52Running 1 7:42v median −1:37
-
Block 02 6:55Running 2 5:06v median −1:00
-
Block 03 10:37Running 3 5:20v median −0:54
-
Block 04 11:32Running 4 5:28v median −0:54
-
Block 05 11:59Running 5 5:32v median −0:54
-
Block 06 7:24Running 6 5:32v median −0:54
-
Block 07 10:09Running 7 5:32v median −0:55
-
Block 08 13:59Running 8 8:28v median −1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:34
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.