The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:52 at Johannesburg 2026 put Sandile Mthembu & Phili Mthethwa 661st of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 3:29. A harder second half: 10:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:54 in the roxzone was slower than 91% 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 17:59Running 1 13:37v median +5:19
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 7:06v median +1:38
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Block 03 12:31Running 3 7:31v median +1:46
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Block 04 15:49Running 4 7:59v median +2:14
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Block 05 14:12Running 5 8:22v median +2:32
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Block 06 10:19Running 6 8:08v median +2:21
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Block 07 13:13Running 7 8:28v median +2:44
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Block 08 29:04Running 8 23:17v median +14:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.