The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Steven Tichy & Daniel Losper finished 495th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:39:45.
A station race more than a running one: 50% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 9:16 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:07Running 1 8:48v median +1:01
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Block 02 6:40Running 2 5:14v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 7:41v median +2:23
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Block 04 17:47Running 4 13:36v median +8:17
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:32v median +0:11
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:19v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:31Running 7 7:51v median +2:35
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Block 08 12:36Running 8 8:11v median +0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.