The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Ryan Theron & Gitte Kietzmann crossed the line in 1:27:50: 260th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 62% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:39 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:05 better against the middle of the field 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 11:34Running 1 7:05v median −1:13
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Block 02 7:15Running 2 4:59v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:29v median −0:16
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Block 04 9:45Running 4 6:03v median +0:18
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Block 05 10:13Running 5 5:21v median −0:29
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Block 06 7:19Running 6 5:22v median −0:25
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 5:14v median −0:30
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Block 08 12:53Running 8 7:59v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:39
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.