The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hazel Chidi & Tebe Chidi finished 707th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:53:40.
The stations carried this race: faster than 50% of the field across all eight, against 23% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled push, 0:39 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:55 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 14:46Running 1 9:38v median +0:19
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Block 02 12:35Running 2 9:55v median +3:49
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 7:00v median +0:46
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Block 04 12:49Running 4 6:57v median +0:35
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Block 05 12:59Running 5 7:18v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 7:12v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:33Running 7 7:16v median +0:49
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Block 08 17:56Running 8 12:18v median +2:30
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.