The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alon Lits & Ariel Zadikov finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:10:37 for 20th of 439 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 98% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 0:38 quicker than the median and 73rd of 439. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 201 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:12 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:40Running 1 3:24v median −0:55
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Block 02 6:04Running 2 4:30v median −1:26
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Block 03 8:32Running 3 4:32v median −1:48
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:28v median −1:55
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Block 05 9:04Running 5 4:40v median −1:53
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Block 06 6:02Running 6 4:39v median −1:51
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Block 07 7:49Running 7 4:39v median −1:54
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Block 08 10:15Running 8 5:03v median −2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:58
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 436
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 436 men's teams who finished.