The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Matt Piper crossed the line in 1:27:35: 172nd of 740 men, faster than 77% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 83% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 61% on the stations. The race faded late: the second half went 3:51 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:26, was faster than 87% of the field.
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 9:45Running 1 5:26v median −1:48
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:34v median −1:19
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 4:25v median −0:50
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 4:19v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:36v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:09v median −1:08
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 3:50v median −1:23
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Block 08 18:29Running 8 9:34v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.