The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Grupping & Mathew Cele finished 349th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:27:51.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:35 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:33 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:46v median −0:01
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:19v median +0:17
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Block 03 8:40Running 3 5:29v median +0:11
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Block 04 10:01Running 4 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:46v median +0:25
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:58v median +0:38
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 5:41v median +0:25
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 8:33v median +0:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:47
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.