The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joshue Menezes & Michael Van Zyl finished 273rd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:24:00, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 62% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:45 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 10:57Running 1 6:50v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:07Running 2 4:25v median −0:37
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Block 03 9:19Running 3 4:54v median −0:24
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Block 04 9:33Running 4 4:54v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:42v median +1:21
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Block 06 7:37Running 6 5:25v median +0:05
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Block 07 8:27Running 7 5:07v median −0:09
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 7:05v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:38
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.