The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:49 at Johannesburg 2026 put Bongani Motswedi 285th of 740 men in the Open division, ahead of 62% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 78% of the field across all eight, against 43% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 2:10 quicker than the median and 31st of 740. Stronger after halfway: 2:45 better against the middle of the field 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 12:22Running 1 7:44v median +0:30
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Block 02 7:45Running 2 5:00v median +0:07
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Block 03 11:18Running 3 5:39v median +0:24
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Block 04 11:16Running 4 5:28v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:25v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:18Running 6 5:39v median +0:22
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Block 07 9:31Running 7 5:47v median +0:34
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Block 08 15:20Running 8 8:43v median +0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:24
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.