The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:02 at Johannesburg 2026 put John Villiers 194th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:09 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:44 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. The fastest of 3 finishes in the Open division for John Villiers.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 7:00v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:08Running 2 4:23v median −0:30
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Block 03 9:12Running 3 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 04 12:12Running 4 4:50v median −0:25
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Block 05 9:53Running 5 4:59v median −0:20
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:55v median −0:18
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Block 08 13:45Running 8 7:08v median −1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:31
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.