The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Hilda Matjila & Nomfundo Okosisi crossed the line in 1:34:10: 325th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 69% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. The sled push cost the most time: 0:43 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:31 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 13:48Running 1 8:36v median −0:43
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 5:22v median −0:44
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:33v median −0:41
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Block 04 11:28Running 4 5:38v median −0:44
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Block 05 11:31Running 5 5:45v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 5:43v median −0:43
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:43v median −0:44
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 8:25v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.