The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Dwayne Russell & Jonathan Raphunga crossed the line in 1:20:19: 200th of 603 men's teams, faster than 67% of the field.
A harder second half: 1:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:33Running 1 7:34v median −0:13
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:40v median −0:22
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 4:47v median −0:31
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 4:53v median −0:26
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Block 05 9:30Running 5 4:59v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:59v median −0:17
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 8:12v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.