The race, in three figures
The race, in words
George Gearing finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:15:53 for 49th of 740 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:04 quicker than the median and 78th of 740. Stronger after halfway: 1:41 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:51, was faster than 94% 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. 1:05 slower than at Cape Town 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:12Running 1 5:40v median −1:34
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Block 02 6:59Running 2 3:41v median −1:12
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Block 03 8:16Running 3 4:02v median −1:13
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Block 04 8:46Running 4 4:05v median −1:10
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Block 05 9:00Running 5 4:11v median −1:08
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Block 06 6:42Running 6 4:13v median −1:04
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Block 07 8:28Running 7 4:00v median −1:13
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Block 08 11:48Running 8 6:06v median −2:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:51
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.