The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Lelethu Buso crossed the line in 1:29:26: 206th of 740 men, faster than 72% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 86% of the field across all eight, against 50% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:38 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:28 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 11:54Running 1 7:20v median +0:06
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Block 02 7:42Running 2 4:40v median −0:13
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 6:53v median +1:38
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Block 04 10:16Running 4 4:48v median −0:27
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Block 05 9:43Running 5 4:36v median −0:43
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:48v median −0:29
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 4:41v median −0:32
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Block 08 14:43Running 8 9:35v median +1:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:06
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.