The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:30 at Johannesburg 2026 put Febe Combrinck & Francois Combrinck 236th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 72% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 49% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:49 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 12:31Running 1 7:53v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 4:58v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 5:08v median −0:37
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 5:08v median −0:37
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:17v median −0:33
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:20v median −0:27
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Block 07 9:41Running 7 5:11v median −0:33
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Block 08 12:16Running 8 7:39v median −1:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.