The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Joseph Nyingi finished 176th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:27:49, faster than 76% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 84% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:32 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:33 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 12:06Running 1 7:08v median −0:06
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 4:23v median −0:52
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Block 04 10:43Running 4 4:19v median −0:56
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Block 05 9:28Running 5 4:21v median −0:58
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Block 06 6:55Running 6 4:17v median −1:00
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Block 07 9:46Running 7 4:18v median −0:55
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Block 08 13:47Running 8 6:33v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:55
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.