The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:10 at Johannesburg 2026 put Robert Etzinger & Marc Rodrigues 64th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 92% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 68% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:33 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:55, was faster than 90% 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 9:59Running 1 5:55v median −1:52
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Block 02 5:32Running 2 3:54v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 4:12v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:22Running 4 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 05 8:55Running 5 4:11v median −1:10
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:13v median −1:07
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Block 07 8:15Running 7 4:32v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:43Running 8 6:43v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:55
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.