The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Yolanda Ngumbela & Zintle Makalima crossed the line in 1:42:29: 501st of 1,061 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:35 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 0:49 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:42 worse 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 15:11Running 1 9:25v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:19Running 2 5:28v median −0:38
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Block 03 11:42Running 3 5:47v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 6:05v median −0:17
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Block 05 13:49Running 5 7:23v median +0:57
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 5:54v median −0:32
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:57v median −0:30
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 9:27v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.