The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Karina Rootman & Adriaan Jacobus Rootman crossed the line in 1:20:52: 143rd of 684 mixed teams, faster than 79% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:32 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:11 better against the middle of the field 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 6:59v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 4:38v median −0:50
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:17v median −0:28
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Block 04 8:56Running 4 5:06v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:37Running 5 4:54v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:59v median −0:48
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:55v median −0:49
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Block 08 11:31Running 8 7:09v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.