The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Daniel Van der Merwe finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:16:07 for 50th of 740 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:57 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:21 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:51, was faster than 94% of the field.
The field ran 9:49 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:52Running 1 5:46v median −1:28
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:52v median −1:01
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Block 03 9:31Running 3 4:09v median −1:06
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Block 04 9:48Running 4 4:06v median −1:09
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Block 05 8:52Running 5 4:13v median −1:06
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Block 06 5:40Running 6 4:07v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:21Running 7 4:09v median −1:04
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Block 08 12:01Running 8 6:12v median −2:09
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.