The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ighsaan Manuel at Johannesburg 2026: 1:18:46, 64th of 740 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 96% of the field beaten on the runs, 74% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:52, ahead of 94% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both. 0:46 faster than at Cape Town 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:22Running 1 5:52v median −1:22
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Block 02 7:31Running 2 3:47v median −1:06
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Block 03 8:22Running 3 3:58v median −1:17
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Block 04 9:14Running 4 4:01v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:42Running 5 3:50v median −1:29
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 3:48v median −1:29
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Block 07 8:30Running 7 3:47v median −1:26
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Block 08 13:21Running 8 5:49v median −2:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
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.