The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thembayena Mthethwa & mpumi dhlamini finished 703rd of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:53:28.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:59. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 better 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 15:31Running 1 10:22v median +1:03
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 6:08v median +0:02
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Block 03 14:17Running 3 6:17v median +0:03
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Block 04 15:31Running 4 6:50v median +0:28
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Block 05 13:17Running 5 6:59v median +0:33
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Block 06 9:07Running 6 7:15v median +0:49
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Block 07 11:44Running 7 6:52v median +0:25
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 10:14v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.