The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Lebogang Faith Talbot & Steven James Talbot finished 487th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:52:24.
On the row the field had the edge, by 1:59. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:52 better against the middle of the field than the first. 14:08 in the roxzone was slower than 96% of the field.
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 8:54Running 1 4:02v median −0:20
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Block 02 11:46Running 2 8:14v median +2:01
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Block 03 18:04Running 3 12:43v median +6:06
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 7:37v median +0:58
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 4:38v median −2:09
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 7:56v median +1:15
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Block 07 12:10Running 7 8:13v median +1:22
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Block 08 15:37Running 8 9:30v median +2:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:08
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.