The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:19 at Johannesburg 2026 put Nabeel Desai & Billal Arbi 506th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 39% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:13, behind 91% of the field.
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 13:38Running 1 9:26v median +1:39
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 6:11v median +1:09
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 6:32v median +1:14
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Block 04 11:14Running 4 6:58v median +1:39
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Block 05 12:28Running 5 7:19v median +1:58
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Block 06 8:31Running 6 6:34v median +1:14
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 6:43v median +1:27
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 9:18v median +1:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:13
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.