The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:21 at Johannesburg 2025 put Donnovan Marais Donnovan Marais Marais & Mario Botha 366th of 439 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 13% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 1:01 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:00 worse 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 9:49Running 1 5:00v median +0:41
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Block 02 9:27Running 2 7:08v median +1:12
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Block 03 10:06Running 3 7:31v median +1:11
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 7:50v median +1:27
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Block 05 12:51Running 5 8:03v median +1:30
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Block 06 10:20Running 6 8:24v median +1:54
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Block 07 12:22Running 7 8:24v median +1:51
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Block 08 15:42Running 8 9:53v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:11
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.