The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Nicola Bowden & Megan Thandi Prescott crossed the line in 1:44:04: 335th of 714 women's teams, faster than 53% of the field.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 0:36. A harder second half: 1:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 13:57.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:02Running 1 5:03v median −0:02
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 6:50v median −0:14
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 7:16v median −0:02
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 7:20v median −0:08
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Block 05 13:15Running 5 8:00v median +0:14
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Block 06 9:55Running 6 7:56v median +0:16
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Block 07 12:15Running 7 8:20v median +0:30
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Block 08 14:34Running 8 8:59v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.