The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nkululeko Mbatha & Moonlight Mkhonza finished 660th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:13:29.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:36. A harder second half: 19:02 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:03, behind 95% 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 14:55Running 1 9:56v median +1:38
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 7:01v median +1:33
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Block 03 12:00Running 3 7:30v median +1:45
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Block 04 13:14Running 4 7:40v median +1:55
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Block 05 16:56Running 5 11:30v median +5:40
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Block 06 15:52Running 6 13:40v median +7:53
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Block 07 13:19Running 7 7:26v median +1:42
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Block 08 23:38Running 8 15:08v median +6:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:03
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.