The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Tshepo Tapolisi & Mnene Ntsele crossed the line in 1:35:27: 350th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 74% of the field beaten on the runs, 51% on the stations. The sled pull was the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 200th of 1,061. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 0:46 behind the median.
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 13:36Running 1 8:32v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 5:25v median −0:41
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Block 03 9:44Running 3 5:31v median −0:43
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Block 04 12:02Running 4 5:34v median −0:48
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 5:50v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:39Running 6 5:43v median −0:43
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:39v median −0:48
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 8:30v median −1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.