The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Lucia Walker & Jen Marques crossed the line in 1:37:44: 246th of 714 women's teams, faster than 66% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 76% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 0:50 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 9:23Running 1 4:29v median −0:36
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:14v median −0:50
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 6:20v median −0:58
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:40v median −0:48
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Block 05 12:01Running 5 6:45v median −1:01
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:44v median −0:56
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:39v median −1:11
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Block 08 14:10Running 8 7:54v median −0:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:38
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.