The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Gerdehann Pienaar finished 282nd of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:34:41, faster than 62% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 77% of the field beaten on the runs, 46% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:28 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:37 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:10Running 1 6:30v median −0:44
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Block 02 6:47Running 2 4:08v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 4:38v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:32v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:47Running 5 4:53v median −0:26
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Block 06 6:57Running 6 4:36v median −0:41
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Block 07 11:04Running 7 4:36v median −0:37
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Block 08 18:40Running 8 7:26v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.