The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Elizna Van der Veen & Gerrit-Willem Van der Veen at Johannesburg 2026: 1:14:16, 61st of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:00 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:39 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:33Running 1 7:07v median −1:11
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Block 02 6:08Running 2 4:20v median −1:08
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Block 03 7:51Running 3 4:30v median −1:15
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Block 04 8:11Running 4 4:26v median −1:19
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:31v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:30v median −1:17
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Block 07 7:54Running 7 4:33v median −1:11
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 6:18v median −2:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:52
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.