The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mark Backes & Paul Backes finished 352nd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:27:57.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 32nd of 603. A harder second half: 1:54 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:17Running 1 8:25v median +0:38
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 5:27v median +0:25
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Block 03 8:45Running 3 6:00v median +0:42
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 6:00v median +0:41
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 6:00v median +0:39
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:51v median +0:31
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 6:34v median +1:18
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 9:56v median +1:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
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.