The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tivan Van Niekerk & Hennie Van Niekerk finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:10:48 for 59th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:45 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:29, was faster than 95% 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 10:41Running 1 6:36v median −1:11
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Block 02 5:37Running 2 4:08v median −0:54
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Block 03 7:35Running 3 4:23v median −0:55
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Block 04 8:43Running 4 4:19v median −1:00
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 4:21v median −1:00
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Block 06 5:33Running 6 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:44v median −0:32
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 6:20v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.