The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Moloko Mehlape & Geneva Baloyi crossed the line in 1:41:40: 484th of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 61% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:12 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:07 worse 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 14:14Running 1 8:34v median −0:45
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Block 02 8:07Running 2 5:55v median −0:11
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 5:20v median −0:54
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Block 04 11:22Running 4 5:45v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:44Running 5 5:35v median −0:51
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Block 06 9:34Running 6 7:22v median +0:56
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Block 07 12:06Running 7 6:37v median +0:10
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 9:16v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
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.