The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Nishe Jordaan & Joel Jordaan crossed the line in 1:25:08: 214th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 69% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 82% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. A harder second half: 8:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:36, was faster than 96% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:42.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:09Running 1 6:42v median −1:36
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:23v median −1:05
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Block 03 8:36Running 3 4:51v median −0:54
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Block 04 8:23Running 4 4:42v median −1:03
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Block 05 9:31Running 5 4:57v median −0:53
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 6:06v median +0:19
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Block 07 13:46Running 7 10:33v median +4:49
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Block 08 14:00Running 8 9:40v median +1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:36
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.