The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jose Pita finished 305th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:36:12, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 72% of the field beaten on the stations, against 43% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:55 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:16 better 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. 1:57 slower than at Cape Town 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:57Running 1 7:29v median +0:15
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Block 02 10:57Running 2 7:13v median +2:20
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Block 03 10:49Running 3 5:33v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:20Running 4 5:27v median +0:12
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Block 05 10:28Running 5 5:31v median +0:12
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Block 06 7:29Running 6 5:18v median +0:01
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Block 07 10:08Running 7 4:53v median −0:20
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Block 08 14:52Running 8 8:01v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:20
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.