The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Haig Gibb at Johannesburg 2026: 1:18:32, 61st of 740 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 98% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 65% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:54 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 97% 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 9:33Running 1 5:14v median −2:00
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Block 02 6:05Running 2 3:23v median −1:30
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Block 03 7:43Running 3 3:42v median −1:33
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Block 04 12:44Running 4 3:45v median −1:30
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 3:47v median −1:32
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Block 06 5:42Running 6 3:39v median −1:38
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Block 07 9:37Running 7 3:43v median −1:30
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Block 08 13:36Running 8 5:40v median −2:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.