The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:52 at Johannesburg 2026 put Lemesse Johnson & Shameemah Ebrahim 638th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 54% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better 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 15:55Running 1 10:48v median +1:29
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Block 02 8:55Running 2 7:05v median +0:59
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Block 03 12:19Running 3 6:51v median +0:37
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Block 04 12:38Running 4 7:06v median +0:44
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Block 05 12:55Running 5 7:01v median +0:35
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 7:14v median +0:48
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Block 07 10:30Running 7 6:42v median +0:15
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Block 08 15:53Running 8 10:27v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:43
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.