The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Willem Werner Theron & ELZE Theron crossed the line in 1:19:36: 121st of 684 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:37 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 6:21, was faster than 89% 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 12:15Running 1 7:49v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:43v median −0:45
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 4:51v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 5:02v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:51v median −0:59
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Block 06 6:58Running 6 4:41v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:33v median −1:11
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 7:02v median −1:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.