The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:54 at Johannesburg 2026 put Donald Matabane & Maritza Burger 315th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:05 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 12:17Running 1 7:56v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:46v median +0:18
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Block 03 9:53Running 3 6:22v median +0:37
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:52v median +0:07
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Block 05 10:50Running 5 6:11v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:17v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:02Running 7 6:28v median +0:44
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Block 08 13:53Running 8 9:17v median +0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:11
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.