The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Asare Bediako & Robert Niyonsenga crossed the line in 1:24:40: 289th of 603 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:17 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:28Running 1 7:25v median −0:22
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 6:24v median +1:22
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:26v median −0:52
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 4:34v median −0:45
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:38v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:42v median −0:38
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:35v median −0:41
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Block 08 14:27Running 8 10:00v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:00
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.