The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:23:46 at Johannesburg 2026 put Johann Henri (Joe) Breitenbach 118th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 84% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 90% of the field across all eight, against 69% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 2:07 on the median. Quick through the roxzone: 6:33, ahead of 86% of the field.
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 11:59Running 1 7:39v median +0:25
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 03 8:38Running 3 4:45v median −0:30
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Block 04 9:53Running 4 5:01v median −0:14
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:09v median −0:10
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:56v median −0:21
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Block 07 9:57Running 7 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 08 13:49Running 8 6:18v median −2:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:33
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.