The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Johann Smit at Johannesburg 2026: 1:17:01, 54th of 740 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:25 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:05 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:45, ahead of 95% 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:25Running 1 6:14v median −1:00
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Block 02 6:20Running 2 4:05v median −0:48
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Block 03 8:14Running 3 4:21v median −0:54
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Block 04 9:22Running 4 4:21v median −0:54
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Block 05 9:01Running 5 4:22v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:58Running 6 4:24v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:29Running 7 4:35v median −0:38
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Block 08 13:33Running 8 8:12v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:45
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.