The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:51:17 at Johannesburg 2026 put Tebatso Mtongana & Zwa Mtongana 575th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 38% of the field beaten on the stations, against 10% on the runs. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:03. Stronger after halfway: 8:28 better against the middle of the field 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 15:21Running 1 10:12v median +1:54
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Block 02 11:45Running 2 9:39v median +4:11
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Block 03 15:22Running 3 9:58v median +4:13
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Block 04 11:38Running 4 7:22v median +1:37
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Block 05 13:16Running 5 7:41v median +1:51
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Block 06 9:09Running 6 7:33v median +1:46
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Block 07 11:15Running 7 6:35v median +0:51
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Block 08 12:46Running 8 7:31v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:55
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.