The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Zain Moosa finished 324th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:37:51, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 70% of the field beaten on the runs, 42% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:22. Stronger after halfway: 9:29 better against the middle of the field 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 12:18Running 1 7:18v median +0:04
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 4:26v median −0:27
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Block 03 12:16Running 3 5:14v median −0:01
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 5:07v median −0:08
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:39v median −0:40
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Block 06 6:53Running 6 4:32v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:59Running 7 4:37v median −0:36
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 7:04v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:45
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.