The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Ross patterson & Alexandros tselentis crossed the line in 1:14:02: 101st of 603 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 48th of 603. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:41 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:10Running 1 6:23v median −1:24
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:22v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:24v median +0:06
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Block 04 7:42Running 4 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 05 8:48Running 5 4:18v median −1:03
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Block 06 5:45Running 6 4:18v median −1:02
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Block 07 7:10Running 7 4:17v median −0:59
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Block 08 10:55Running 8 6:22v median −1:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.