The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Delmar Ncube & Richard Chikwe crossed the line in 1:25:29: 300th of 603 men's teams, faster than 50% of the field.
A harder second half: 5:58 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 10:55Running 1 6:35v median −1:12
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Block 02 6:37Running 2 4:28v median −0:34
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 5:00v median −0:18
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Block 04 8:27Running 4 5:01v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:00Running 5 4:44v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:32Running 6 4:48v median −0:32
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 8:53v median +3:37
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 8:33v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.