The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Clinton Jansen finished 331st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:38:11, faster than 55% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 77% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 42% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:59. A harder second half: 4:41 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 11:48Running 1 7:09v median −0:05
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Block 02 7:02Running 2 4:25v median −0:28
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Block 03 11:34Running 3 4:48v median −0:27
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Block 04 10:15Running 4 4:31v median −0:44
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Block 05 9:40Running 5 4:27v median −0:52
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Block 06 6:49Running 6 4:35v median −0:42
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Block 07 11:54Running 7 4:28v median −0:45
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Block 08 18:49Running 8 7:04v median −1:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:29
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.