The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Ninke van den Heever & Tobias van den Heever crossed the line in 1:27:44: 257th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:47 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:21Running 1 6:36v median −1:42
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Block 02 7:24Running 2 4:58v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:03Running 3 5:39v median −0:06
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Block 04 9:28Running 4 5:50v median +0:05
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:35v median −0:15
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:07v median −0:40
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Block 07 9:43Running 7 5:01v median −0:43
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Block 08 12:57Running 8 7:55v median −0:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:28
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.