The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:27 at Johannesburg 2025 put MATTHEW ELLERMAN & Anieka Gericke 237th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 60% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 46% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:12 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:03 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 9:05Running 1 4:22v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:11Running 2 5:50v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 6:12v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:39Running 4 6:29v median −0:10
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:28v median −0:19
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 6:10v median −0:31
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Block 07 10:11Running 7 6:13v median −0:38
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 6:43v median −0:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:22
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.