The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Matthew Dent at Johannesburg 2026: 1:17:57, 59th of 740 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:15 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:11 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:24, ahead of 97% of the field.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2026 and Johannesburg 2025 were 9:49 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:45v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:03Running 2 4:01v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:35Running 3 4:12v median −1:03
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Block 04 8:51Running 4 4:07v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:03Running 5 4:17v median −1:02
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 4:11v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:38Running 7 4:06v median −1:07
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Block 08 12:51Running 8 6:03v median −2:18
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.