The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Nick Esterhuizen & John-Michael Glaeser crossed the line in 1:24:44: 290th of 603 men's teams, faster than 52% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 34% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 3:11 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 12:21Running 1 8:33v median +0:46
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:23v median +0:21
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Block 03 8:28Running 3 5:30v median +0:12
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Block 04 8:34Running 4 5:39v median +0:20
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:43v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:46v median +0:26
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:59v median +0:43
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 8:47v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.