The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Esby Sithakha & Mbali Lubisi crossed the line in 1:35:30: 215th of 714 women's teams, faster than 70% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:34. The race faded late: the second half went 4:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 346 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 13:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 3:56v median −1:09
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Block 02 7:56Running 2 6:02v median −1:02
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Block 03 10:47Running 3 6:34v median −0:44
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 6:55v median −0:33
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 6:53v median −0:53
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 7:53v median +0:13
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 7:26v median −0:24
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 7:57v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.