The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Precious Gombami & Nontsikelelo Malaza finished 316th of 714 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:42:49, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 58% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 38% on the stations. On the row the field had the edge, by 1:04. A harder second half: 1:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:43Running 1 4:54v median −0:11
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 7:01v median −0:03
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 7:05v median −0:13
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Block 04 13:03Running 4 7:15v median −0:13
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Block 05 14:06Running 5 7:26v median −0:20
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Block 06 9:22Running 6 7:17v median −0:23
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Block 07 11:37Running 7 7:48v median −0:02
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 8:29v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.