The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Ullrich Oberholzer & Karel Onerholzer crossed the line in 1:24:59: 179th of 439 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 69% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. On the farmers carry the field had the edge, by 1:55. A harder second half: 1:58 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 8:12 more than the average race this season, going by 201 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:32Running 1 4:10v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 5:50v median −0:06
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 6:05v median −0:15
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Block 04 9:47Running 4 6:13v median −0:10
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 6:15v median −0:18
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Block 06 9:47Running 6 6:09v median −0:21
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 5:54v median −0:39
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Block 08 11:34Running 8 5:42v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:47
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.