The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Keara van der Merwe & Dean van der Merwe finished 260th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:31:08, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 72% of the field beaten on the runs, 41% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 1:30 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:24 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 8:59Running 1 4:13v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:43Running 2 5:49v median −0:24
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 6:10v median −0:27
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Block 04 11:36Running 4 6:08v median −0:31
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 6:06v median −0:41
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 6:17v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 6:09v median −0:42
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Block 08 11:12Running 8 6:26v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.