The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pakiso Diphoko & Xoliswa Ben-Mazwi finished 412th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:38:24.
If there was time left out there, it was on the SkiErg, 0:38 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:45 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 15:43Running 1 10:33v median +2:15
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Block 02 8:15Running 2 6:06v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:00Running 3 6:12v median +0:27
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:21v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:12v median +0:22
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Block 06 7:55Running 6 6:07v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:11v median +0:27
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Block 08 14:22Running 8 9:45v median +1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
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.