The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:09:48 at Johannesburg 2026 put Zakithi Zwane & Zemvelo Mkula 921st of 1,061 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 40% of the field beaten on the runs, 2% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:25. A harder second half: 12:55 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 15:39Running 1 9:27v median +0:08
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Block 02 8:59Running 2 6:00v median −0:06
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Block 03 13:49Running 3 6:09v median −0:05
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Block 04 13:34Running 4 6:23v median +0:01
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Block 05 13:16Running 5 6:38v median +0:12
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:59v median +0:33
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Block 07 14:10Running 7 7:26v median +0:59
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Block 08 28:39Running 8 12:06v median +2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:40
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.