The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:05 at Johannesburg 2026 put Matz Masake & Mpho Phalane 770th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:21 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 16:18Running 1 10:40v median +1:21
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Block 02 10:34Running 2 7:58v median +1:52
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 7:02v median +0:48
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Block 04 13:17Running 4 7:28v median +1:06
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Block 05 13:36Running 5 7:17v median +0:51
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Block 06 9:29Running 6 7:30v median +1:04
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 7:49v median +1:22
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 11:33v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:00
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.