The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ross Low & Julia Forrest finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 59:52 for 5th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:49 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:45 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 4:35, ahead of 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 9:12Running 1 5:26v median −2:52
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Block 02 4:48Running 2 3:27v median −2:01
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Block 03 6:50Running 3 3:40v median −2:05
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Block 04 6:52Running 4 3:39v median −2:06
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Block 05 7:43Running 5 3:38v median −2:12
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Block 06 5:02Running 6 3:40v median −2:07
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Block 07 6:11Running 7 3:41v median −2:03
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Block 08 8:48Running 8 5:25v median −3:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:35
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.