The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Thomas Kruger Van Wyk & Belinda Coetzee crossed the line in 1:21:35: 159th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 77% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:45 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:14 better 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 12:31Running 1 7:58v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 5:01v median −0:27
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Block 03 8:59Running 3 5:13v median −0:32
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Block 04 8:54Running 4 5:10v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:57v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 5:10v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:34Running 7 5:00v median −0:44
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Block 08 11:17Running 8 7:05v median −1:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.