The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Evan Jacobs finished 383rd of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:42:16.
A station race more than a running one: 60% of the field beaten on the stations, against 37% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 0:47 quicker than the median and 259th of 740. The race faded late: the second half went 1:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51. Evan Jacobs's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:18Running 1 8:23v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 5:14v median +0:21
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Block 03 11:07Running 3 5:33v median +0:18
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Block 04 11:50Running 4 5:38v median +0:23
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Block 05 12:02Running 5 6:18v median +0:59
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Block 06 8:46Running 6 6:24v median +1:07
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Block 07 10:43Running 7 5:22v median +0:09
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Block 08 16:57Running 8 8:17v median −0:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.