The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Ruan Du Toit & Norman Maliga crossed the line in 1:18:07: 94th of 439 men's teams, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 91% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. A harder second half: 1:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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
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Block 01 7:50Running 1 3:32v median −0:47
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 4:54v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 5:09v median −1:11
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Block 04 8:35Running 4 5:06v median −1:17
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Block 05 9:58Running 5 5:09v median −1:24
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:29v median −1:01
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Block 07 9:54Running 7 5:43v median −0:50
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Block 08 10:28Running 8 6:00v median −1:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.