The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:22:57 at Johannesburg 2026 put Matthew Gillan 108th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 85% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 62% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 4:01 quicker than the median and 16th of 740. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:21 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:27Running 1 7:01v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 4:33v median −0:42
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 4:33v median −0:42
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:42v median −0:37
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:24v median −0:53
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Block 07 8:49Running 7 4:20v median −0:53
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 9:02v median +0:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:10
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.