The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Ali Saad crossed the line in 1:34:45: 283rd of 740 men, faster than 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 77% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:10 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:47 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2026 and Johannesburg 2025 were 9:49 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:00Running 1 9:24v median +2:10
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Block 02 8:12Running 2 5:40v median +0:47
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 5:53v median +0:38
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Block 04 12:07Running 4 5:53v median +0:38
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Block 05 10:53Running 5 5:57v median +0:38
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:41v median +0:24
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 5:53v median +0:40
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Block 08 13:52Running 8 6:16v median −2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:05
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.