The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Wiehan Botha & Frederick L Thebe finished 558th of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:51:59.
A station race more than a running one: 26% of the field beaten on the stations, against 5% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 2:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 12:06, behind 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 5:26.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:56Running 1 10:46v median +2:59
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Block 02 9:19Running 2 7:36v median +2:34
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Block 03 10:45Running 3 7:34v median +2:16
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 7:26v median +2:07
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:53v median +2:32
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Block 06 11:41Running 6 8:15v median +2:55
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Block 07 11:46Running 7 7:27v median +2:11
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Block 08 17:09Running 8 11:08v median +3:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.