The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nelson de Sousa & Charlene de Sousa finished 293rd of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:33:00, faster than 51% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 34% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:22Running 1 3:48v median −0:34
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Block 02 12:05Running 2 8:33v median +2:20
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 6:02v median −0:35
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:49v median −0:50
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 5:59v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:48Running 6 5:50v median −0:51
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Block 07 11:26Running 7 6:05v median −0:46
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Block 08 12:30Running 8 6:54v median −0:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:19
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.