The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bongani Sifundza finished 288th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:35:08, faster than 61% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 4:23 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:34 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:08Running 1 5:56v median −1:18
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 3:59v median −0:54
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Block 03 9:39Running 3 4:31v median −0:44
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Block 04 12:37Running 4 4:35v median −0:40
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Block 05 9:47Running 5 4:37v median −0:42
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Block 06 6:44Running 6 4:37v median −0:40
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Block 07 10:28Running 7 4:40v median −0:33
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Block 08 20:14Running 8 7:05v median −1:16
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:35
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.