The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Emke Swarts & Theunis Botha finished in the top 10% of the field at Perth 2026, in 1:01:16 for 30th of 409 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:17 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:06 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 3:33, was faster than 92% of the field.
Perth ran fast: the 306 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:20 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 3:15v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:21v median −1:19
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Block 03 7:36Running 3 4:34v median −1:32
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Block 04 6:57Running 4 4:36v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:44v median −1:29
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 4:48v median −1:23
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 4:12v median −1:27
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Block 08 7:31Running 8 3:52v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:33
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 403
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 403 mixed teams who finished.