The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zach Nerwich & craig nerwich finished 321st of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:26:03.
A station race more than a running one: 80% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:14 quicker than the median and 9th of 603. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 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 16:16Running 1 12:04v median +4:17
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Block 02 6:48Running 2 5:13v median +0:11
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 5:15v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:05Running 4 5:41v median +0:22
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Block 05 10:33Running 5 5:33v median +0:12
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 5:21v median +0:01
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 5:21v median +0:05
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Block 08 12:11Running 8 7:41v median −0:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:54
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.