The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Philasande Makakane & Tiisetso Makakane finished 518th of 594 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:57:56.
A station race more than a running one: 31% of the field beaten on the stations, against 9% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 8:44 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 14:24, behind 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 10:19Running 1 5:12v median +0:50
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:23v median +1:10
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Block 03 12:35Running 3 7:44v median +1:07
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Block 04 12:56Running 4 8:30v median +1:51
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Block 05 15:00Running 5 9:38v median +2:51
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Block 06 11:27Running 6 9:08v median +2:27
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Block 07 14:43Running 7 9:25v median +2:34
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Block 08 16:25Running 8 11:20v median +3:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:24
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.