The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, James Russell & STEPHEN WYETH crossed the line in 1:25:23: 297th of 603 men's teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 76% of the field beaten on the stations, against 32% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:50 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:46 better against the middle of the field 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 12:36Running 1 8:22v median +0:35
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:15v median +0:13
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 5:16v median −0:02
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Block 04 11:29Running 4 7:54v median +2:35
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Block 05 9:56Running 5 5:33v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 5:29v median +0:09
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 5:26v median +0:10
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Block 08 13:15Running 8 8:33v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.