The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Natasha Desai & Courtney Taylor Jordaan finished 724th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:54:47.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:06 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 16:12Running 1 10:26v median +1:07
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:28v median +0:22
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Block 03 13:16Running 3 6:50v median +0:36
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Block 04 13:11Running 4 6:52v median +0:30
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Block 05 13:20Running 5 7:05v median +0:39
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:48v median +0:22
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 7:13v median +0:46
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 10:14v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:43
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.