The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Kelvin Robertson crossed the line in 1:34:25: 275th of 740 men, faster than 63% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:04 on the median.
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 11:26Running 1 6:55v median −0:19
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 4:32v median −0:21
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Block 03 10:21Running 3 4:58v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:57Running 4 5:05v median −0:10
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Block 05 13:10Running 5 7:43v median +2:24
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Block 06 6:39Running 6 4:31v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:11Running 7 4:21v median −0:52
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Block 08 15:48Running 8 6:53v median −1:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:19
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.