The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerhard van der Merwe & Marco Nel finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:06:42 for 25th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:04 quicker than the median and 20th of 603. Quick through the roxzone: 5:21, ahead of 96% 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 9:43Running 1 5:35v median −2:12
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Block 02 5:38Running 2 3:43v median −1:19
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Block 03 7:23Running 3 4:01v median −1:17
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 4:07v median −1:12
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:06v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:08v median −1:12
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 4:08v median −1:08
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Block 08 9:44Running 8 6:06v median −1:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
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.