The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:21:41 at Johannesburg 2025 put Manape Modika & Sibusiso Mthethwa 130th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 78% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 55% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:16 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:44Running 1 3:26v median −0:56
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:13v median −1:00
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Block 03 10:25Running 3 5:38v median −0:59
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Block 04 11:40Running 4 5:26v median −1:13
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Block 05 10:18Running 5 5:56v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 5:49v median −0:52
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Block 07 9:02Running 7 5:57v median −0:54
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 6:24v median −1:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.