The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Jaryd Browne & Eric Lappeman crossed the line in 1:12:10: 79th of 603 men's teams, faster than 87% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 88% of the field beaten on the runs, 68% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:26, ahead of 95% 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 10:15Running 1 6:13v median −1:34
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Block 02 5:42Running 2 4:00v median −1:02
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Block 03 7:50Running 3 4:19v median −0:59
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Block 04 8:00Running 4 4:37v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:35v median −0:46
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:42v median −0:38
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Block 07 9:09Running 7 5:02v median −0:14
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Block 08 10:36Running 8 6:09v median −1:51
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:26
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.