The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Marcus Swanepoel & Ryan Thompson crossed the line in 1:14:08: 103rd of 603 men's teams, faster than 83% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 86% of the field beaten on the runs, 62% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:43 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:37 worse 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 10:37Running 1 6:25v median −1:22
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Block 02 5:43Running 2 3:59v median −1:03
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Block 03 8:05Running 3 4:22v median −0:56
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:20v median −0:59
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Block 05 9:13Running 5 4:22v median −0:59
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:20v median −1:00
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Block 07 9:53Running 7 5:36v median +0:20
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Block 08 10:57Running 8 6:48v median −1:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:18
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.