The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:41:59 at Johannesburg 2026 put Thomas Newport 378th of 740 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 82% of the field beaten on the runs, 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 6:31. A harder second half: 3:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:23Running 1 6:32v median −0:42
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:06v median −0:47
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 4:28v median −0:47
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Block 04 13:36Running 4 4:29v median −0:46
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Block 05 10:09Running 5 4:31v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 4:31v median −0:46
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Block 07 10:59Running 7 4:30v median −0:43
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Block 08 22:12Running 8 6:55v median −1:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:17
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.