The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thomas Weeks finished 235th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:31:38, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 0:46 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:18 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 11:46Running 1 7:02v median −0:12
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 4:24v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:58Running 3 4:39v median −0:36
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 4:43v median −0:32
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 4:43v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:15Running 6 4:53v median −0:24
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 5:00v median −0:13
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Block 08 15:21Running 8 7:20v median −1:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.