The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:01:55 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Gabriela Simoes & Andrew Albano 345th of 372 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 37% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:33 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg I ran slow: the 150 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 5:36 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:13v median +0:51
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 8:03v median +1:57
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Block 03 14:28Running 3 8:52v median +2:27
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Block 04 14:50Running 4 9:09v median +2:33
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Block 05 15:18Running 5 9:54v median +3:05
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Block 06 11:08Running 6 9:26v median +2:43
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Block 07 14:44Running 7 9:42v median +2:54
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 10:20v median +2:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:29
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.