The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Senani Mathonsi & Phezisiwe Mendela finished 499th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:42:25, faster than 53% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 70% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:06 quicker than the median and 126th of 1,061. The race faded late: the second half went 5:12 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 14:15Running 1 9:24v median +0:05
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Block 02 7:36Running 2 6:05v median −0:01
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 6:11v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 6:21v median −0:01
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:29v median +0:03
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Block 06 10:47Running 6 8:54v median +2:28
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Block 07 10:20Running 7 6:42v median +0:15
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Block 08 15:52Running 8 10:09v median +0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:51
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.