The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:27 at Johannesburg 2026 put Harry Pretorius & Paul Nkandela 223rd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 63% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 20% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:10. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 5:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:56Running 1 6:59v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 4:27v median −0:51
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:29v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:30v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:34v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 6:50v median −1:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.