The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Rogan Swanepoel & Tiané Smit at Johannesburg 2026: 1:13:51, 59th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:29 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:24, was faster than 96% 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 10:16Running 1 6:12v median −2:06
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:08v median −1:20
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Block 03 7:45Running 3 4:53v median −0:52
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 5:01v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:03v median −0:47
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 5:02v median −0:45
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Block 07 8:12Running 7 5:04v median −0:40
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 7:10v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.