The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:59 at Johannesburg 2026 put Guy Butler & David Smaldon 234th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 36% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:56. Stronger after halfway: 2:06 better against the middle of the field 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 11:57Running 1 7:46v median −0:01
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Block 02 6:43Running 2 4:47v median −0:15
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Block 03 9:37Running 3 4:55v median −0:23
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 4:55v median −0:24
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:00v median −0:21
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:58v median −0:22
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Block 07 9:29Running 7 5:03v median −0:13
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 7:16v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.