The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Niël Gertenbach & Erich Kappmeier finished 548th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:49:15.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:23. The race faded late: the second half went 3:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:23Running 1 7:55v median +0:08
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Block 02 9:07Running 2 5:59v median +0:57
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Block 03 13:05Running 3 6:56v median +1:38
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 7:24v median +2:05
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Block 05 12:20Running 5 7:43v median +2:22
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Block 06 10:00Running 6 8:10v median +2:50
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Block 07 12:14Running 7 8:46v median +3:30
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Block 08 18:17Running 8 13:16v median +5:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:12
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.