The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ben Shmukler & Raphael Da Costa finished 76th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:12:07, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. Quick through the roxzone: 5:40, ahead of 93% 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 10:44Running 1 6:31v median −1:16
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Block 02 5:44Running 2 4:05v median −0:57
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Block 03 8:01Running 3 4:15v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:07Running 4 4:21v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:32v median −0:49
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 4:15v median −1:05
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Block 07 7:43Running 7 4:19v median −0:57
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Block 08 11:18Running 8 6:14v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.