The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Louise Masilela & Soletu Mapukata finished 734th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:55:28.
The runs carried this race: faster than 50% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 28% on the stations. A harder second half: 4:29 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:14, behind 97% of the field.
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 14:42Running 1 9:08v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:22Running 2 6:09v median +0:03
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 6:13v median −0:01
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 6:22v median +0:00
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Block 05 12:39Running 5 5:57v median −0:29
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 6:05v median −0:21
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Block 07 11:20Running 7 5:54v median −0:33
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Block 08 17:37Running 8 12:11v median +2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:14
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.