The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, JG Du Plessis crossed the line in 1:41:00: 362nd of 740 men, faster than 51% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 0:51 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:14 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 12:19Running 1 7:40v median +0:26
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 03 10:54Running 3 5:43v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:32Running 4 5:36v median +0:21
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Block 05 11:02Running 5 5:28v median +0:09
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 6:11v median +0:54
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Block 07 10:29Running 7 4:56v median −0:17
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Block 08 16:10Running 8 8:15v median −0:06
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.