The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ilse Niebuhr & Christiaan Janse Van Rensburg finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:06:07 for 5th of 372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The sled pull was the standout, 1:36 quicker than the median and 12th of 372. Stronger after halfway: 1:38 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 95% of the field.
Johannesburg I cost the whole field time: about 5:36 more than the average race this season, going by 150 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:13Running 1 3:08v median −1:14
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Block 02 6:10Running 2 4:27v median −1:39
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Block 03 7:56Running 3 4:50v median −1:35
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 4:45v median −1:51
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Block 05 9:23Running 5 4:52v median −1:57
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Block 06 6:29Running 6 4:50v median −1:53
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:51v median −1:57
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Block 08 8:30Running 8 5:04v median −2:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 82
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 82 mixed teams who finished.