The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, HJ Cronje crossed the line in 1:23:18: 113th of 740 men, faster than 85% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:17 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:56 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 9:19Running 1 5:04v median −2:10
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Block 02 10:22Running 2 7:06v median +2:13
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Block 03 9:33Running 3 4:23v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:08Running 4 4:05v median −1:10
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Block 05 8:49Running 5 3:56v median −1:23
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 3:44v median −1:33
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Block 07 7:15Running 7 3:38v median −1:35
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 5:58v median −2:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:21
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.