The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:26:46 at Johannesburg 2026 put Astha Msibi & Wandile Mchunu 670th of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 4:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 16:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 12:55 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 20:01Running 1 15:08v median +6:50
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Block 02 9:49Running 2 7:20v median +1:52
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Block 03 12:27Running 3 7:35v median +1:50
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Block 04 16:57Running 4 7:59v median +2:14
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Block 05 14:40Running 5 8:29v median +2:39
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Block 06 11:27Running 6 8:58v median +3:11
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Block 07 17:11Running 7 9:17v median +3:33
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Block 08 31:27Running 8 22:34v median +13:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:55
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.