The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Leoné Gouws & Leah Smith crossed the line in 1:37:47: 392nd of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 63% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:48 quicker than the median and 327th of 1,061. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 14:30Running 1 9:19v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:54v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:38Running 3 6:16v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:17Running 4 6:23v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:15v median −0:11
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:09v median −0:17
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 6:16v median −0:11
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 9:13v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.