The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Grant Bell finished 293rd of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:35:28, faster than 60% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:27 ahead of the median. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 1:24. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:54 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:37Running 1 9:07v median +1:53
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Block 02 7:11Running 2 4:35v median −0:18
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Block 03 12:15Running 3 5:08v median −0:07
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Block 04 11:00Running 4 5:09v median −0:06
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 5:00v median −0:19
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Block 06 7:50Running 6 5:09v median −0:08
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Block 07 10:03Running 7 5:02v median −0:11
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 8:11v median −0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:00
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.