The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Adolf Potgieter & Johan Potgieter crossed the line in 1:16:00: 137th of 603 men's teams, faster than 77% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 90% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. The row was where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:23 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 5:26 more than the average race this season, going by 210 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:56Running 1 7:54v median +0:07
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Block 02 5:58Running 2 4:42v median −0:20
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 5:03v median −0:15
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Block 04 8:29Running 4 5:04v median −0:15
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 5:08v median −0:13
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:54v median −0:26
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Block 07 7:56Running 7 4:46v median −0:30
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Block 08 11:02Running 8 6:52v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:47
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.