The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacques Du Plessis & Francois Du Plessis finished 415th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:32:08.
The stations carried this race: faster than 64% of the field across all eight, against 24% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:34 quicker than the median and 170th of 603. A harder second half: 2:35 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 11:33Running 1 7:26v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 5:48v median +0:46
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 6:27v median +1:09
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Block 04 9:30Running 4 6:10v median +0:51
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:19v median +0:58
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 6:07v median +0:47
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Block 07 10:10Running 7 6:13v median +0:57
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Block 08 14:23Running 8 9:41v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.