The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Aléta Schutte & Jeanne-Mari Tromp crossed the line in 1:34:58: 341st of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:17 quicker than the median and 66th of 1,061. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:01 better 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
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Block 01 12:50Running 1 8:05v median −1:14
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:16v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 5:47v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 5:31v median −0:51
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:03v median −0:23
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Block 06 7:33Running 6 5:38v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:34v median −0:53
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 8:32v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:14
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.