The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:19 at Johannesburg 2026 put Mendy Sarchi & Monnis Sarchi 163rd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 73% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 81% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:53, ahead of 90% 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 11:17Running 1 6:38v median −1:09
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 6:07v median +1:05
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Block 03 8:15Running 3 4:24v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 4:33v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:18Running 5 4:31v median −0:50
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Block 06 6:07Running 6 4:26v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:10Running 7 4:17v median −0:59
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Block 08 11:44Running 8 6:32v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.