The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:31:40 at Johannesburg 2026 put Luthando Lala & Phumzile Xulu 672nd of 684 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The wall balls cost the most time: 4:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 28:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 19:40, behind 99% 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 16:43Running 1 11:06v median +2:48
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Block 02 10:23Running 2 7:58v median +2:30
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Block 03 13:17Running 3 8:16v median +2:31
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Block 04 13:22Running 4 8:18v median +2:33
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Block 05 23:56Running 5 17:28v median +11:38
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 8:00v median +2:13
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 7:55v median +2:11
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Block 08 30:44Running 8 21:20v median +12:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:40
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.