The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Michael Bouwmeester finished 323rd of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:37:48, faster than 56% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 76% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 5:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 11:31Running 1 6:45v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:28v median −0:25
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Block 03 11:12Running 3 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 04 11:21Running 4 4:36v median −0:39
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Block 05 10:02Running 5 4:40v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:12Running 6 4:33v median −0:44
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Block 07 10:56Running 7 4:30v median −0:43
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Block 08 20:53Running 8 7:06v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:55
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.