The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:43:53 at Johannesburg 2026 put Noelene Venter & Marcel Venter 485th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 53% of the field across all eight, against 17% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:05 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:30 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 15:17Running 1 10:52v median +2:34
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Block 02 8:36Running 2 6:43v median +1:15
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Block 03 10:27Running 3 7:04v median +1:19
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 6:51v median +1:06
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Block 05 11:41Running 5 6:47v median +0:57
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Block 06 9:11Running 6 6:52v median +1:05
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Block 07 11:00Running 7 6:54v median +1:10
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 10:27v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.