The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:19 at Johannesburg 2026 put Nhlanhla Siluma & Nicola Bowden 425th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 53% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:41 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:50 worse 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 13:17Running 1 8:35v median +0:17
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:25v median −0:03
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:33v median −0:12
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:04Running 5 5:45v median −0:05
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:46v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:35Running 7 5:42v median −0:02
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Block 08 16:44Running 8 8:09v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:10
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.