The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, Wayne Verster & Daniel Jordaan crossed the line in 1:20:41: 115th of 325 men's teams, faster than 65% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:29 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 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 7:53Running 1 3:49v median −0:21
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 5:15v median −0:34
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 6:06v median −0:03
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Block 04 9:36Running 4 5:43v median −0:34
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Block 05 10:38Running 5 5:42v median −0:51
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Block 06 7:01Running 6 5:38v median −0:48
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:47v median −0:39
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 6:08v median −1:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.