The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Craig Van Heerden finished 201st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:29:14, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:29 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 0:43 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 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 10:34Running 1 6:26v median −0:48
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Block 02 7:00Running 2 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 03 10:46Running 3 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 04 12:04Running 4 4:36v median −0:39
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Block 05 9:27Running 5 4:43v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:44Running 6 4:38v median −0:39
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Block 07 9:45Running 7 4:40v median −0:33
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Block 08 14:42Running 8 7:25v median −0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:20
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.