The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Eliott won the 55–59 age group at Johannesburg 2026 in 1:08:15, first of 18.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 4:17 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:38, was faster than 99% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:40Running 1 5:32v median −1:42
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Block 02 5:48Running 2 3:27v median −1:26
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:38v median −1:37
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Block 04 6:25Running 4 3:43v median −1:32
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Block 05 7:55Running 5 3:38v median −1:41
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Block 06 5:13Running 6 3:34v median −1:43
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Block 07 7:16Running 7 3:32v median −1:41
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Block 08 13:58Running 8 8:44v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:38
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 727
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 727 men who finished.