The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:39:55 at Johannesburg 2026 put Tshepo Kgomo & Mbali Makhanya 431st of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 47% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 2:08 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:48 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 14:12Running 1 9:08v median +0:50
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:29v median +0:01
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 5:46v median +0:01
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:50v median +0:05
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Block 05 11:49Running 5 5:55v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:04Running 6 5:50v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 5:46v median +0:02
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Block 08 14:37Running 8 8:39v median +0:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:33
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.