The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Smith Pepper finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:15:53 for 48th of 740 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:31 quicker than the median and 49th of 740. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:59, was faster than 93% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:04Running 1 5:33v median −1:41
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 3:42v median −1:11
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Block 03 9:23Running 3 4:11v median −1:04
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Block 04 8:32Running 4 4:04v median −1:11
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Block 05 8:40Running 5 3:56v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:09Running 6 3:59v median −1:18
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 3:54v median −1:19
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Block 08 12:39Running 8 5:40v median −2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:59
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.