The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mar-Rena Van Der Merwe & Melissa Van Der Merwe finished 337th of 714 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:44:13, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 83% of the field beaten on the stations, against 39% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:39 quicker than the median and 11th of 714. The race faded late: the second half went 3:11 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 346 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 13:57 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:19Running 1 5:06v median +0:01
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Block 02 9:46Running 2 7:41v median +0:37
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 7:56v median +0:38
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 8:06v median +0:38
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 8:07v median +0:21
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Block 06 10:36Running 6 8:30v median +0:50
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Block 07 11:51Running 7 8:18v median +0:28
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Block 08 14:49Running 8 9:52v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:20
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 698
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 698 women's teams who finished.