The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Alon Lits & Ari Zadikov at Johannesburg 2026: 1:09:15, 41st of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 52% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 5:26 more than the average race this season, going by 210 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:59v median −1:48
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Block 02 5:32Running 2 3:41v median −1:21
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 3:51v median −1:27
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Block 04 7:56Running 4 3:47v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:28Running 5 3:51v median −1:30
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Block 06 5:18Running 6 3:43v median −1:37
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 3:47v median −1:29
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 5:30v median −2:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.