The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Kruger finished 290th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:35:12, faster than 61% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:58 quicker than the median and 229th of 740. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 0:40 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:36Running 1 6:58v median −0:16
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Block 02 7:48Running 2 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 03 9:47Running 3 4:58v median −0:17
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:19v median +0:04
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 4:57v median −0:22
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:57v median −0:20
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Block 07 11:28Running 7 4:54v median −0:19
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Block 08 18:17Running 8 10:05v median +1:44
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:13
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.