The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:42 at Johannesburg 2026 put Gerald Gouws & Paul Gouws 573rd of 603 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:56 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:07 worse 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 15:24Running 1 10:37v median +2:50
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 7:34v median +2:32
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Block 03 13:24Running 3 7:42v median +2:24
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Block 04 13:38Running 4 7:55v median +2:36
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Block 05 13:34Running 5 8:08v median +2:47
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Block 06 9:56Running 6 7:59v median +2:39
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Block 07 13:25Running 7 7:56v median +2:40
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Block 08 18:00Running 8 12:12v median +4:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.