The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vaughn Nathanson finished 298th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:35:47, faster than 60% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 40% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:40 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field 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 13:12Running 1 8:20v median +1:06
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 03 9:51Running 3 5:17v median +0:02
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 5:35v median +0:20
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 5:37v median +0:18
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Block 06 7:16Running 6 5:37v median +0:20
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Block 07 10:42Running 7 5:34v median +0:21
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Block 08 16:20Running 8 9:14v median +0:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.