The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philani Mchunu & Tema Dlamini finished 314th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:34:06.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 17% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:22 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:32 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 9:21Running 1 4:16v median −0:06
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Block 02 10:12Running 2 6:01v median −0:12
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 6:18v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:52Running 4 6:02v median −0:37
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Block 05 11:23Running 5 5:55v median −0:52
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:58v median −0:43
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 6:08v median −0:43
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 6:47v median −0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:40
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.