The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Shandré Van Der Westhuizen & Marno Grobler crossed the line in 1:25:31: 220th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 74% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:04 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 11:16Running 1 7:09v median −1:09
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:49v median −0:39
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Block 03 9:30Running 3 5:20v median −0:25
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Block 04 10:26Running 4 5:01v median −0:44
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Block 05 10:15Running 5 5:03v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:31v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:21v median −0:23
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 7:57v median −0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:42
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.