The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:29:03 at Johannesburg 2026 put Diederik Maartens 195th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:57. A harder second half: 3:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:08Running 1 6:29v median −0:45
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 3:56v median −0:57
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Block 03 9:14Running 3 4:25v median −0:50
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Block 04 10:32Running 4 4:29v median −0:46
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Block 05 9:33Running 5 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:35v median −0:42
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Block 07 10:09Running 7 4:38v median −0:35
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Block 08 17:45Running 8 7:02v median −1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:25
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.