The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jonty Liebenberg & Junna Masilela Du Preez finished 504th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:40:47.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 10% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:47. A harder second half: 3:08 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 11:54Running 1 7:53v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:43Running 2 5:51v median +0:49
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 8:15v median +2:57
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:26v median +1:07
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Block 05 12:56Running 5 8:14v median +2:53
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Block 06 9:06Running 6 6:56v median +1:36
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 6:33v median +1:17
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Block 08 14:32Running 8 10:24v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:18
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.