The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:49 at Johannesburg 2025 put Carna Van Niekerk & Niel Thiart 68th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:05 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:25 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 244 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 6:15 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:46Running 1 3:32v median −0:50
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Block 02 6:52Running 2 4:56v median −1:17
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:28v median −1:09
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Block 04 8:30Running 4 5:19v median −1:20
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Block 05 9:51Running 5 5:25v median −1:22
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Block 06 6:46Running 6 5:11v median −1:30
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Block 07 8:40Running 7 5:34v median −1:17
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Block 08 10:17Running 8 5:59v median −1:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:11
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.