The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willem Oldewage & Brandon Waison finished 346th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:27:35.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. A harder second half: 4:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:51Running 1 7:49v median +0:02
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Block 02 6:24Running 2 4:49v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:17v median −0:01
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Block 04 9:03Running 4 5:06v median −0:13
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Block 05 9:52Running 5 5:17v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 5:54v median +0:34
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 6:44v median +1:28
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 9:42v median +1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:05
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.