The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:29 at Johannesburg 2026 put Helene Smith & Jarod Van Wyk 178th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 87% of the field beaten on the stations, against 67% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 1:25 quicker than the median and 45th of 684. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:44 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:48Running 1 8:21v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 5:09v median −0:19
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:24v median −0:21
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Block 04 8:18Running 4 5:22v median −0:23
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 5:17v median −0:33
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Block 06 6:50Running 6 5:14v median −0:33
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 5:17v median −0:27
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Block 08 11:45Running 8 7:39v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.