The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Rakgaje Setlalentoa & Khomotso Ledwaba crossed the line in 1:25:15: 181st of 439 men's teams, faster than 59% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 65% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 0:48. The race faded late: the second half went 1:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 3:54v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 5:15v median −0:41
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:51v median −0:29
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Block 04 9:07Running 4 5:59v median −0:24
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 6:27v median −0:06
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 6:01v median −0:29
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Block 07 10:14Running 7 6:36v median +0:03
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Block 08 12:23Running 8 6:55v median −0:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:57
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.