The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:20:38 at Johannesburg 2026 put Philip John Badenhorst & Stephen Smith 208th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
A remarkably even set of stations, none more than 0:16 from the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 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 11:34Running 1 7:18v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:53v median −0:09
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 5:11v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:00Running 4 5:08v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:44Running 5 4:59v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 5:00v median −0:20
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 5:04v median −0:12
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 7:31v median −0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:22
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.