The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:40:33 at Johannesburg 2025 put Omphile Bogopa & Michelle Matlapeng 287th of 714 women's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 39% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 0:40 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse 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 10:21Running 1 4:34v median −0:31
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 6:24v median −0:40
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 7:07v median −0:11
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 6:54v median −0:34
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Block 05 12:50Running 5 6:46v median −1:00
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Block 06 9:14Running 6 6:51v median −0:49
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 7:04v median −0:46
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Block 08 14:02Running 8 7:56v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.