The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zander Wessels finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:20:24 for 78th of 740 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:12 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:34 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 6:14, ahead of 90% 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 10:13Running 1 5:51v median −1:23
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 3:58v median −0:55
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Block 03 8:49Running 3 4:04v median −1:11
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 4:02v median −1:13
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:12v median −1:07
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:18v median −0:59
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Block 07 8:54Running 7 4:06v median −1:07
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Block 08 13:07Running 8 6:33v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:14
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.