The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Ruan Blom & Lize Blom crossed the line in 1:32:52: 342nd of 684 mixed teams, faster than 50% of the field.
The sled pull cost the most time: 0:44 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:39Running 1 7:01v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:55v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:35v median −0:10
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Block 04 10:50Running 4 6:27v median +0:42
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Block 05 11:11Running 5 5:59v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:20v median +0:33
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Block 07 10:07Running 7 5:59v median +0:15
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Block 08 14:28Running 8 9:11v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:23
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.