The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Cailin McDonald & Devon McDonald crossed the line in 1:32:06: 276th of 594 mixed teams, faster than 54% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 93% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. A harder second half: 3:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:58, was faster than 90% of the field.
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 7:23Running 1 3:13v median −1:09
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 7:56v median +1:43
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Block 03 11:30Running 3 8:17v median +1:40
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Block 04 10:33Running 4 8:13v median +1:34
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Block 05 13:07Running 5 8:23v median +1:36
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Block 06 10:07Running 6 8:16v median +1:35
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Block 07 11:48Running 7 8:24v median +1:33
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Block 08 12:05Running 8 8:25v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:58
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.