The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marlon Petersen & Sharné Aliphon finished 644th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:04:12.
The stations carried this race: faster than 51% of the field across all eight, against 4% on the runs. Stronger after halfway: 3:39 better against the middle of the field than before it. 14:00 in the roxzone was slower than 95% of the field.
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 15:30Running 1 11:09v median +2:51
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Block 02 12:21Running 2 10:02v median +4:34
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Block 03 14:59Running 3 10:12v median +4:27
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Block 04 12:57Running 4 8:37v median +2:52
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Block 05 13:26Running 5 8:31v median +2:41
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Block 06 10:30Running 6 8:29v median +2:42
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 8:28v median +2:44
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Block 08 17:57Running 8 13:18v median +4:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:00
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.