The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ry Steer finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:11:32 for 24th of 740 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 4:05 quicker than the median and 2nd of 740. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:38 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:53, was faster than 94% 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. That was 4:31 off the time at Cape Town 1 2026.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 5:43v median −1:31
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 3:35v median −1:18
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Block 03 7:25Running 3 3:29v median −1:46
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Block 04 6:20Running 4 3:26v median −1:49
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Block 05 8:37Running 5 3:29v median −1:50
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Block 06 5:12Running 6 3:27v median −1:50
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 3:30v median −1:43
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Block 08 12:20Running 8 5:11v median −3:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:53
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.