The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:12 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Pierré Smith & Niel Bekker 103rd of 325 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 56% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:47 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:03 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg I cost the whole field time: about 7:01 more than the average race this season, going by 135 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:25Running 1 4:22v median +0:12
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:47v median −0:02
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Block 03 8:50Running 3 6:05v median −0:04
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 6:00v median −0:17
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 6:13v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:10Running 6 5:54v median −0:32
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 6:22v median −0:04
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Block 08 10:26Running 8 6:32v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:08
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 191
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 191 men's teams who finished.