The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Kgau Ditsele crossed the line in 1:33:10: 255th of 740 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:28 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:20.
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 11:47Running 1 6:56v median −0:18
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Block 02 7:59Running 2 4:30v median −0:23
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Block 03 10:08Running 3 4:30v median −0:45
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Block 04 11:12Running 4 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 05 9:54Running 5 4:26v median −0:53
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:28v median −0:49
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 4:22v median −0:51
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Block 08 18:45Running 8 6:39v median −1:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:09
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.