The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:49 at Johannesburg 2026 put Esmiralda Dekker & Francois Dekker 110th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 53% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:10 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:16, ahead of 90% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:48v median −1:30
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:15v median −1:13
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:37v median −1:08
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 4:36v median −1:09
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Block 05 9:59Running 5 4:43v median −1:07
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Block 06 7:04Running 6 4:47v median −1:00
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Block 07 8:58Running 7 4:40v median −1:04
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Block 08 10:50Running 8 6:52v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:16
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.