The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:05 at Johannesburg 2025 put Ali Parker & Jonathan Stols 363rd of 439 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 65% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. A harder second half: 5:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 12:54, behind 95% of the field.
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 8:31Running 1 4:12v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 6:19v median +0:23
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Block 03 11:51Running 3 7:59v median +1:39
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Block 04 10:56Running 4 7:40v median +1:17
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Block 05 16:03Running 5 11:20v median +4:47
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 7:45v median +1:15
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 7:46v median +1:13
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Block 08 13:41Running 8 8:56v median +1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:54
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.