The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:33 at Johannesburg 2026 put Thomas Lawrence & Megan Firmin 627th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 26% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:08. A harder second half: 7:04 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 14:56Running 1 9:16v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:48v median +0:20
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 6:08v median +0:23
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Block 04 14:11Running 4 6:07v median +0:22
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Block 05 12:41Running 5 6:53v median +1:03
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Block 06 9:31Running 6 7:03v median +1:16
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 6:39v median +0:55
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Block 08 21:57Running 8 9:55v median +1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:47
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.