The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mpho Swazi finished 295th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:35:33, faster than 60% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 75% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:58 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:03 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 10:28Running 1 6:01v median −1:13
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Block 02 7:39Running 2 4:03v median −0:50
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 4:22v median −0:53
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Block 04 10:57Running 4 4:13v median −1:02
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Block 05 9:35Running 5 4:23v median −0:56
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Block 06 5:51Running 6 4:22v median −0:55
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Block 07 10:36Running 7 4:36v median −0:37
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Block 08 22:35Running 8 9:51v median +1:30
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.