The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Gerrit Van Wyk at Johannesburg 2026: 1:08:48, 11th of 740 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:39 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:00 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:28, ahead of 97% 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. 2:49 slower than at Cape Town 2024, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:16Running 1 5:13v median −2:01
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Block 02 5:56Running 2 3:28v median −1:25
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Block 03 7:29Running 3 3:48v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:33Running 4 3:45v median −1:30
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Block 05 8:21Running 5 3:49v median −1:30
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Block 06 5:35Running 6 3:48v median −1:29
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Block 07 7:38Running 7 3:37v median −1:36
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Block 08 10:40Running 8 5:33v median −2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
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.