The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ethan Gouws finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:11:03 for 19th of 740 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 4:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:27 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:13, was faster than 98% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races. That was 4:05 off the time at Cape Town 1 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:59Running 1 5:34v median −1:40
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Block 02 7:06Running 2 3:42v median −1:11
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Block 03 8:48Running 3 4:03v median −1:12
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Block 04 7:24Running 4 3:50v median −1:25
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Block 05 8:29Running 5 3:55v median −1:24
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Block 06 6:01Running 6 3:58v median −1:19
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Block 07 8:03Running 7 3:51v median −1:22
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Block 08 10:09Running 8 5:38v median −2:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:13
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.