The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:25:17 at Johannesburg 2026 put Sizwe Makhubu 137th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 82% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 95% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:22 quicker than the median and 121st of 740. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:27 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 10:18Running 1 5:31v median −1:43
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 3:35v median −1:18
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Block 03 9:27Running 3 4:03v median −1:12
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Block 04 10:48Running 4 3:57v median −1:18
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Block 05 9:17Running 5 4:06v median −1:13
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:02v median −1:15
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Block 07 8:36Running 7 4:04v median −1:09
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Block 08 16:04Running 8 6:20v median −2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:07
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.