The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Nandi Twala & Thato Meka crossed the line in 1:29:53: 136th of 714 women's teams, faster than 81% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 67% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 13:57 more than the average race this season, going by 346 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:02Running 1 3:52v median −1:13
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Block 02 10:49Running 2 8:27v median +1:23
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Block 03 9:43Running 3 5:25v median −1:53
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Block 04 10:31Running 4 5:37v median −1:51
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:52v median −1:54
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:49v median −1:51
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Block 07 9:58Running 7 5:48v median −2:02
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Block 08 10:34Running 8 6:18v median −2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:06
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 698
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 698 women's teams who finished.