The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:58 at Johannesburg 2026 put Ian Dhlamini 230th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 69% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:11 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:25, was faster than 88% of the field.
The field ran 9:49 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:51Running 1 6:22v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:20v median −0:33
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Block 03 10:14Running 3 5:06v median −0:09
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Block 04 12:52Running 4 4:53v median −0:22
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Block 05 10:48Running 5 5:01v median −0:18
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:49v median −0:28
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 4:59v median −0:14
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Block 08 15:41Running 8 8:00v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:25
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.