The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:52 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Mthokozisi Dube & Masasa Mathe 162nd of 325 men's teams in the Doubles Open division, ahead of 50% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 37% on the runs. The sled pull was the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 17th of 325. A harder second half: 2:21 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:19Running 1 4:10v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:47Running 2 6:08v median +0:19
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Block 03 9:16Running 3 6:45v median +0:36
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Block 04 9:57Running 4 6:50v median +0:33
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:57v median +0:24
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 6:24v median −0:02
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 6:42v median +0:16
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 7:54v median +0:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.