The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:46 at Johannesburg 2026 put Ewan Hickling & Erich Brink 265th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 56% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 80% of the field across all eight, against 46% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:53 quicker than the median and 46th of 603. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:01Running 1 7:09v median −0:38
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:48v median −0:14
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 6:11v median +0:53
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Block 04 9:06Running 4 5:35v median +0:16
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:41v median +0:20
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:20v median +0:00
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:17v median +0:01
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Block 08 12:54Running 8 8:39v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:11
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.