The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Siphesihle Dlamini & Sibusiso Ngobese finished 505th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:44:58.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:32 in the roxzone was slower than 90% of the field.
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 14:17Running 1 9:46v median +1:28
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 6:21v median +0:53
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 6:22v median +0:37
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 6:29v median +0:44
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Block 05 12:10Running 5 6:27v median +0:37
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Block 06 9:15Running 6 6:47v median +1:00
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Block 07 12:08Running 7 6:42v median +0:58
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 9:50v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:32
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.