The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sbonelo Kunene & Mncedisi Themba Bembe finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:13:05 for 44th of 439 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 97% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 59% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:03 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 8:18 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:00Running 1 4:44v median +0:25
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Block 02 10:21Running 2 8:39v median +2:43
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Block 03 6:45Running 3 3:40v median −2:40
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Block 04 7:45Running 4 3:41v median −2:42
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Block 05 8:27Running 5 3:43v median −2:50
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Block 06 4:41Running 6 4:00v median −2:30
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Block 07 7:25Running 7 3:55v median −2:38
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Block 08 10:38Running 8 4:41v median −2:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:12
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.