The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Mnongi Ngqamba crossed the line in 1:39:55: 351st of 740 men, faster than 53% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 0:59 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:58 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:53 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:56Running 1 8:15v median +1:01
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Block 02 8:42Running 2 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 03 10:56Running 3 5:19v median +0:04
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Block 04 14:12Running 4 5:15v median +0:00
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:05v median −0:14
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Block 06 7:49Running 6 5:04v median −0:13
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Block 07 11:06Running 7 5:03v median −0:10
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 7:59v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:33
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.