The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:31:11 at Johannesburg 2025 put Limpho Mosia & Melanie Msibi 696th of 714 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:44. A harder second half: 1:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 19:41 in the roxzone was slower than 98% of the field.
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 11:40Running 1 5:38v median +0:33
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Block 02 11:53Running 2 9:53v median +2:49
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Block 03 17:14Running 3 11:15v median +3:57
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Block 04 22:07Running 4 13:03v median +5:35
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Block 05 19:59Running 5 13:40v median +5:54
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Block 06 13:56Running 6 11:26v median +3:46
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Block 07 16:41Running 7 11:07v median +3:17
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Block 08 18:07Running 8 12:05v median +3:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:41
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.