The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Mongwe & Gugu Hlophe finished 285th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:32:30, faster than 52% of the field.
The sled push was the standout, 0:30 quicker than the median and 109th of 594. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:29. The race faded late: the second half went 4:42 worse 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 8:50Running 1 4:11v median −0:11
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Block 02 8:20Running 2 6:18v median +0:05
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Block 03 10:34Running 3 6:38v median +0:01
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 6:30v median −0:09
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Block 05 11:45Running 5 6:47v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:54Running 6 6:59v median +0:18
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Block 07 11:49Running 7 8:05v median +1:14
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Block 08 14:36Running 8 8:04v median +0:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:34
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.