The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Ntombentsha Nazo & Pemmy Matsunyane crossed the line in 1:43:47: 332nd of 714 women's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 88% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 6% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:27 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:09Running 1 5:49v median +0:44
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:34v median −1:30
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Block 03 13:44Running 3 5:56v median −1:22
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Block 04 15:01Running 4 5:36v median −1:52
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:31v median −2:15
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:54v median −1:46
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 5:54v median −1:56
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Block 08 16:43Running 8 6:50v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:28
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.