The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Louis Smit & Merice Roux crossed the line in 1:19:49: 125th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 82% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:07 ahead of the median. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:01 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:18Running 1 6:56v median −1:22
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Block 02 6:02Running 2 4:14v median −1:14
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Block 03 9:00Running 3 4:45v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:24Running 4 4:52v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 5:10v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:57v median −0:50
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Block 07 8:14Running 7 5:02v median −0:42
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 7:25v median −1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:01
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.