The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:12 at Johannesburg 2026 put Mmaditshaba Maphosa & Obakeng Madiba 462nd of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:35 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:43 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:36Running 1 7:45v median −0:33
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:24v median −0:04
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 5:53v median +0:08
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 5:52v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:47v median −0:03
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:54v median +0:07
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Block 07 12:54Running 7 6:00v median +0:16
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 9:26v median +0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:22
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.