The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Jakobus Roux crossed the line in 1:22:35: 103rd of 740 men, faster than 86% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:55 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:44Running 1 6:07v median −1:07
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 3:43v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:02Running 3 4:00v median −1:15
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 4:07v median −1:08
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Block 05 9:19Running 5 4:13v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:16Running 6 4:09v median −1:08
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:03v median −1:10
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Block 08 13:10Running 8 6:35v median −1:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.