The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Tamara Mabokea & Kholo Kekana crossed the line in 1:40:36: 288th of 714 women's teams, faster than 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:10 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:18 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 12:21Running 1 6:50v median +1:45
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 6:00v median −1:04
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 6:25v median −0:53
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Block 04 11:06Running 4 6:26v median −1:02
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 7:04v median −0:42
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 6:42v median −0:58
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 6:36v median −1:14
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 7:16v median −1:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.