The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Brian Mofokeng & Busani Mabhena finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:11:47 for 30th of 439 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 54% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 2:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:16, was faster than 97% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 8:12.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
-
Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:57v median −1:22
-
Block 02 6:19Running 2 4:26v median −1:30
-
Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:38v median −1:42
-
Block 04 7:39Running 4 4:30v median −1:53
-
Block 05 9:11Running 5 4:43v median −1:50
-
Block 06 8:38Running 6 7:09v median +0:39
-
Block 07 7:39Running 7 4:51v median −1:42
-
Block 08 11:45Running 8 5:04v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:16
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.