The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grant Waites & Melissa Hallquist-Waites finished 455th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:41:36.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:13 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:19 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 14:50Running 1 10:04v median +1:46
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 6:06v median +0:38
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 6:17v median +0:32
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 6:03v median +0:18
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Block 05 11:36Running 5 6:24v median +0:34
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Block 06 8:26Running 6 6:06v median +0:19
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 5:43v median −0:01
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Block 08 13:05Running 8 8:33v median −0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:36
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.