The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Neil Bester & Virgilia Baxter at Johannesburg 2026: 1:09:14, 28th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:19 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 5:10, ahead of 98% 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 10:20Running 1 6:04v median −2:14
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:50v median −1:38
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Block 03 7:47Running 3 4:23v median −1:22
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Block 04 7:15Running 4 4:13v median −1:32
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Block 05 8:51Running 5 4:24v median −1:26
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:16v median −1:31
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:21v median −1:23
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Block 08 10:23Running 8 6:39v median −2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:10
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.