The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thulani Madinginye & Fungai Chitapi finished 532nd of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:47:19.
Legs and stations told different stories: 35% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:29 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:32 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 14:41Running 1 9:05v median +0:47
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Block 02 8:04Running 2 5:48v median +0:20
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Block 03 11:26Running 3 5:52v median +0:07
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Block 04 12:15Running 4 5:48v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:11v median +0:21
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Block 06 8:59Running 6 5:53v median +0:06
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Block 07 13:17Running 7 6:29v median +0:45
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Block 08 16:45Running 8 10:26v median +1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:27
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.