The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Duan Steenkamp & Emmere Steenkamp finished 102nd of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:18:04, faster than 85% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:13. The race faded late: the second half went 2:13 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:42Running 1 6:30v median −1:48
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Block 02 6:17Running 2 4:14v median −1:14
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Block 03 9:06Running 3 4:27v median −1:18
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Block 04 7:55Running 4 4:22v median −1:23
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:30v median −1:20
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:27v median −1:20
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Block 07 8:11Running 7 4:18v median −1:26
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Block 08 13:32Running 8 6:25v median −2:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.