The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ROSS MAINS-SHEARD & Clive Nortman finished 174th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:18:24, faster than 71% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 100th of 603. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:48Running 1 7:44v median −0:03
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Block 02 6:23Running 2 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 03 8:55Running 3 4:56v median −0:22
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:58v median −0:21
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Block 05 9:50Running 5 5:03v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:26Running 6 4:41v median −0:39
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Block 07 7:51Running 7 4:45v median −0:31
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 6:59v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.