The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:28 at Johannesburg 2026 put Meluleki Ncube & Sibang Ncube 298th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 34% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:43 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:33 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:26 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:42Running 1 8:21v median +0:34
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Block 02 9:20Running 2 7:29v median +2:27
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 5:08v median −0:10
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Block 04 8:55Running 4 5:32v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:21Running 5 5:34v median +0:13
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:30v median +0:10
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Block 07 9:15Running 7 5:31v median +0:15
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Block 08 12:49Running 8 8:18v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:36
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.