The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arno van den Berg finished 209th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:29:31, faster than 72% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:30 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:21, was faster than 89% of the field.
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 11:21Running 1 6:56v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:35Running 2 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 03 10:00Running 3 5:03v median −0:12
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Block 04 9:26Running 4 4:57v median −0:18
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:25v median +0:06
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Block 06 7:11Running 6 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 07 9:38Running 7 5:08v median −0:05
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Block 08 17:31Running 8 7:59v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.