The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Demi Van Heerden & Xia Hayes crossed the line in 1:40:50: 463rd of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:31 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:59 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 15:05Running 1 9:37v median +0:18
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:54v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 5:59v median −0:15
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 5:52v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 5:48v median −0:38
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:49v median −0:37
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Block 07 10:58Running 7 5:50v median −0:37
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 8:53v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:56
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.