The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:21 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Marinus Van der Merwe & Zach De Jager 158th of 325 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 62% of the field across all eight, against 40% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 0:51 quicker than the median and 34th of 325. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:34 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 10:21Running 1 6:18v median +2:08
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 5:51v median +0:02
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 6:11v median +0:02
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 6:20v median +0:03
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 6:33v median +0:00
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 6:29v median +0:03
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 6:20v median −0:06
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Block 08 11:14Running 8 7:00v median −0:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:49
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.