The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thea Botha & Ricardo Pillay finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:03:59 for 11th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:03 quicker than the median and 7th of 684. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:00 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:52, was faster than 99% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:42 more than the average race this season, going by 205 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:33Running 1 5:39v median −2:39
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 3:48v median −1:40
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Block 03 7:11Running 3 4:05v median −1:40
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Block 04 6:18Running 4 4:00v median −1:45
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Block 05 8:30Running 5 3:58v median −1:52
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Block 06 5:25Running 6 4:02v median −1:45
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Block 07 6:53Running 7 3:59v median −1:45
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Block 08 9:16Running 8 5:40v median −2:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:52
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.