The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Caryn Van Niekerk & Jan Van Niekerk crossed the line in 1:32:38: 338th of 684 mixed teams, faster than 51% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 41% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:36 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 2:47 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 12:57Running 1 8:41v median +0:23
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Block 02 7:21Running 2 5:42v median +0:14
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 6:09v median +0:24
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Block 05 11:14Running 5 6:20v median +0:30
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Block 06 7:18Running 6 5:45v median −0:02
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Block 07 10:57Running 7 6:08v median +0:24
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Block 08 14:57Running 8 8:57v median +0:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.