The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Marinus Van der Merwe & Fourie van Pletzen finished 247th of 439 men's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:29:06.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 0:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:02Running 1 5:49v median +1:30
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:56v median +0:00
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 7:15v median +0:55
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Block 04 10:38Running 4 6:30v median +0:07
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Block 05 11:13Running 5 6:34v median +0:01
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 6:24v median −0:06
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Block 07 10:37Running 7 6:28v median −0:05
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Block 08 11:53Running 8 7:03v median −0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:43
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.