The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sheldon O’Connor & Joshua Marais finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 59:36 for 4th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:38 ahead of the median. Time in the roxzone, 4:30, was faster than 99% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:26 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:13Running 1 5:20v median −2:27
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Block 02 4:53Running 2 3:28v median −1:34
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Block 03 6:48Running 3 3:42v median −1:36
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Block 04 5:57Running 4 3:41v median −1:38
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Block 05 8:11Running 5 3:48v median −1:33
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Block 06 4:58Running 6 3:46v median −1:34
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Block 07 6:07Running 7 3:38v median −1:38
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 5:14v median −2:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 593
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 593 men's teams who finished.