The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, Stuart Marshall crossed the line in 1:40:33: 356th of 740 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 64% of the field beaten on the runs, 35% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:07 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:59 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 11:39Running 1 6:45v median −0:29
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:15v median −0:38
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Block 03 10:11Running 3 4:40v median −0:35
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Block 04 15:02Running 4 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:11v median −0:08
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:09v median −0:08
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 08 17:20Running 8 7:59v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.