The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nicole Absolom & Nadia Botha finished 631st of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:49:22.
A station race more than a running one: 56% of the field beaten on the stations, against 33% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 192nd of 1,061. A harder second half: 3:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 14:40Running 1 9:23v median +0:04
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 6:14v median +0:08
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Block 03 10:42Running 3 6:29v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:27Running 4 7:10v median +0:48
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 7:27v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 7:27v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:13Running 7 7:44v median +1:17
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 11:35v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:16
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.