The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:23 at Johannesburg 2026 put Sbonelo Kunene & Mncedisi Bembe 243rd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 70% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:53. A harder second half: 1:48 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:24Running 1 7:15v median −0:32
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:35v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:10Running 3 4:44v median −0:34
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:02v median −0:17
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 4:52v median −0:29
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Block 06 6:12Running 6 4:47v median −0:33
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Block 07 9:05Running 7 5:04v median −0:12
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Block 08 13:12Running 8 7:37v median −0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.