The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthew Simondwood finished 175th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:27:44, faster than 76% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:49 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:12Running 1 6:44v median −0:30
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Block 02 6:30Running 2 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:45Running 3 5:10v median −0:05
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Block 04 11:25Running 4 5:14v median −0:01
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:47v median −0:32
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Block 06 6:45Running 6 4:42v median −0:35
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Block 07 10:23Running 7 4:41v median −0:32
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Block 08 13:48Running 8 6:51v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.