The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Ramya Govinder & Melissa Naidoo crossed the line in 1:42:06: 311th of 714 women's teams, faster than 56% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 84% of the field beaten on the stations, against 45% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:55 quicker than the median and 4th of 714. The race faded late: the second half went 2:26 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 9:42Running 1 4:52v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 7:02v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:01Running 3 7:54v median +0:36
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Block 04 12:26Running 4 8:18v median +0:50
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Block 05 13:45Running 5 8:31v median +0:45
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 8:01v median +0:21
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 8:01v median +0:11
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Block 08 13:14Running 8 8:46v median +0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:33
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.