The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Morne De Villiers & Timmy Blake finished 421st of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:32:17.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:47. A harder second half: 1:00 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 13:02Running 1 8:39v median +0:52
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 6:55v median +1:53
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 5:35v median +0:17
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 05 11:26Running 5 6:14v median +0:53
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:41v median +0:21
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Block 07 10:18Running 7 5:58v median +0:42
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Block 08 15:10Running 8 8:41v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.