The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Melanie De Klerk & Meliné De Vos finished 556th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:45:23.
The stations carried this race: faster than 56% of the field across all eight, against 36% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:22 quicker than the median and 183rd of 1,061. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:22 better 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 16:34Running 1 10:45v median +1:26
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 6:47v median +0:41
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Block 03 12:40Running 3 7:02v median +0:48
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Block 04 11:26Running 4 7:06v median +0:44
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 6:56v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:46v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 6:49v median +0:22
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Block 08 15:23Running 8 10:18v median +0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:21
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.