The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Damien Botes & Ashton Adam at Johannesburg 2026: 1:13:38, 55th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:43 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:38, was faster than 85% 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 10:32Running 1 6:37v median −1:41
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Block 02 6:15Running 2 4:21v median −1:07
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Block 03 7:17Running 3 4:39v median −1:06
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Block 04 7:46Running 4 4:47v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 5:31v median −0:19
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Block 06 6:19Running 6 4:39v median −1:08
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Block 07 7:59Running 7 4:59v median −0:45
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Block 08 11:15Running 8 7:40v median −0:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:38
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.