The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:24:21 at Johannesburg 2026 put Charl Burger & Jordy Shaw 202nd of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 71% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:02 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:23, was faster than 89% of the field.
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 12:44Running 1 7:57v median −0:21
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 4:52v median −0:36
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Block 03 9:28Running 3 5:10v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:32Running 4 5:05v median −0:40
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:04v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:01v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:02Running 8 7:14v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:23
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.