The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Francois Marais & Anika Spies at Johannesburg 2025: 1:04:18, 7th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:37 quicker than the median and 8th of 594. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:42, was faster than 99% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 6:15 more than the average race this season, going by 244 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:05Running 1 2:56v median −1:26
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Block 02 6:21Running 2 4:03v median −2:10
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Block 03 7:38Running 3 4:25v median −2:12
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Block 04 7:48Running 4 4:28v median −2:11
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Block 05 8:59Running 5 4:28v median −2:19
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Block 06 6:05Running 6 4:33v median −2:08
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Block 07 7:06Running 7 4:32v median −2:19
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Block 08 8:41Running 8 4:40v median −2:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:42
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 586
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 586 mixed teams who finished.