The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Basetsana Siwela & Khuleko Siwele crossed the line in 1:38:15: 407th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 355 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 10:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:12Running 1 9:07v median −0:12
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Block 02 8:08Running 2 5:55v median −0:11
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:05v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:03v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:06v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:12Running 6 6:08v median −0:18
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 6:09v median −0:18
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Block 08 13:23Running 8 8:44v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:25
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.