The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Refiloe Mathonkha & Palesa Mabote finished 785th of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:58:15.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:23, behind 86% of the field.
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 15:15Running 1 9:36v median +0:17
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 6:03v median −0:03
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Block 03 11:43Running 3 5:59v median −0:15
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Block 04 14:48Running 4 7:22v median +1:00
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Block 05 13:14Running 5 7:28v median +1:02
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Block 06 10:19Running 6 7:53v median +1:27
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Block 07 13:06Running 7 7:32v median +1:05
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Block 08 18:21Running 8 10:26v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:23
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.