The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Ryan Ho & Gary Katz crossed the line in 1:24:14: 280th of 603 men's teams, faster than 54% of the field.
On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 0:37. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:57 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 12:27Running 1 8:15v median +0:28
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 5:32v median +0:30
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 5:11v median −0:07
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Block 04 9:38Running 4 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:23v median +0:02
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Block 06 6:24Running 6 4:53v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:12Running 7 4:51v median −0:25
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:25v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:52
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.