The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:36 at Johannesburg 2026 put Hennie Van Niekerk 27th of 131 men in the Pro division, ahead of 79% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 94% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 65% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:04 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:10 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
That was 1:51 off the time at Cape Town 1 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:31v median −0:43
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Block 02 5:36Running 2 3:27v median −0:51
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Block 03 9:26Running 3 3:55v median −0:45
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 3:54v median −0:47
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Block 05 8:14Running 5 3:50v median −0:53
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Block 06 5:50Running 6 3:48v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:59Running 7 3:50v median −0:57
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 5:40v median −1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:01
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 130
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 130 men who finished.