The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matt Stevens finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:18:02 for 60th of 740 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:09 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:52 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 6:28, ahead of 87% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:23Running 1 6:02v median −1:12
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Block 02 6:11Running 2 3:43v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:25Running 3 4:03v median −1:12
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Block 04 9:23Running 4 3:52v median −1:23
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Block 05 8:47Running 5 3:58v median −1:21
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Block 06 5:55Running 6 3:50v median −1:27
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Block 07 10:05Running 7 3:57v median −1:16
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Block 08 11:32Running 8 5:55v median −2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:28
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.