The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:49:19 at Johannesburg 2026 put Lebo Thekiso & Ntombi Mtomba 556th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 1:05 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:29 in the roxzone was slower than 93% 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 13:58Running 1 9:14v median +0:56
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Block 02 8:58Running 2 6:23v median +0:55
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Block 03 11:54Running 3 6:28v median +0:43
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 6:49v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:30Running 5 6:42v median +0:52
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 6:41v median +0:54
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 6:31v median +0:47
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Block 08 16:21Running 8 10:37v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:29
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.