The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilse Niebuhr & Francois Van Wyk finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:08:48 for 24th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:53 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:10, was faster than 91% 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 10:36Running 1 6:23v median −1:55
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Block 02 6:00Running 2 4:03v median −1:25
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:32v median −1:13
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Block 04 7:13Running 4 4:35v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:30v median −1:20
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Block 06 5:38Running 6 4:16v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:09Running 7 4:24v median −1:20
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Block 08 9:28Running 8 6:23v median −2:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.