The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kgothatso Madingwane finished 244th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:32:16, faster than 67% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 45% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:56 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:28 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:53Running 1 6:22v median −0:52
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Block 02 7:34Running 2 4:16v median −0:37
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Block 03 11:03Running 3 4:35v median −0:40
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Block 04 10:28Running 4 4:37v median −0:38
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Block 05 9:45Running 5 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 4:28v median −0:49
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:31v median −0:42
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 6:52v median −1:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
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.