The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Francois Marais & Anika Spies at Johannesburg 2026: 59:27, 4th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:58 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:38, was faster than 99% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 205 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 5:14v median −3:04
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Block 02 5:16Running 2 3:27v median −2:01
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Block 03 6:32Running 3 3:38v median −2:07
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Block 04 6:11Running 4 3:29v median −2:16
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Block 05 8:01Running 5 3:37v median −2:13
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Block 06 4:53Running 6 3:33v median −2:14
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Block 07 6:05Running 7 3:44v median −2:00
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Block 08 8:34Running 8 5:16v median −3:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 678
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 678 mixed teams who finished.