The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Aqil Alibhai & Zaahid Moolla at Johannesburg 2026: 1:10:12, 52nd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:22, ahead of 96% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 5:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:54Running 1 6:55v median −0:52
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Block 02 5:53Running 2 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:36v median −0:42
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Block 04 7:32Running 4 4:28v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:48v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:10Running 6 4:30v median −0:50
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Block 07 7:00Running 7 4:25v median −0:51
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Block 08 10:03Running 8 6:25v median −1:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:22
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.