The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:08:55 at Johannesburg 2026 put Dirk Herbst on the age-group podium: 3rd of 81 in the 16–24 age group.
The wall balls were the standout, 4:27 quicker than the median and 4th of 740. Stronger after halfway: 2:47 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:29, ahead of 96% 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. Dirk Herbst's fastest of 4 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:28Running 1 5:24v median −1:50
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:30v median −1:23
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Block 03 7:44Running 3 4:15v median −1:00
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Block 04 8:25Running 4 3:57v median −1:18
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Block 05 8:24Running 5 3:58v median −1:21
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 3:58v median −1:19
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 3:51v median −1:22
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Block 08 10:20Running 8 6:01v median −2:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:29
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.