The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacolene Olivier & Johann Olivier finished 421st of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:39:11.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 3:32 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:04 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 205 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:42 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:03Running 1 7:31v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:44v median −0:44
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Block 03 15:33Running 3 7:40v median +1:55
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Block 04 11:23Running 4 5:26v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:41v median −0:09
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Block 06 7:42Running 6 5:38v median −0:09
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:37v median −0:07
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Block 08 14:29Running 8 8:52v median +0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:34
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.