The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Robert Sutherland & Ian Hallowell crossed the line in 1:11:56: 71st of 603 men's teams, faster than 88% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 51st of 603. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:35, was faster than 94% 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 10:24Running 1 6:37v median −1:10
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 6:00v median +0:58
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Block 03 7:13Running 3 4:09v median −1:09
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Block 04 7:53Running 4 4:10v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 4:15v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:25Running 6 6:06v median +0:46
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Block 07 7:04Running 7 4:11v median −1:05
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Block 08 10:13Running 8 6:08v median −1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:35
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.