The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:31:27 at Johannesburg 2026 put Nape Mothiba & Refilwe Mothiba 321st of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 53% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 66% of the field beaten on the runs, 44% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:20. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:06 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 11:58Running 1 7:20v median −0:58
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Block 02 7:33Running 2 5:11v median −0:17
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 5:19v median −0:26
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Block 04 9:08Running 4 5:19v median −0:26
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Block 05 11:10Running 5 5:31v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:36v median −0:11
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Block 07 9:07Running 7 5:17v median −0:27
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Block 08 13:03Running 8 8:15v median −0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:51
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.