The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Mongwe finished 390th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:42:50.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 19% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 3:36 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:53Running 1 9:02v median +1:48
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Block 02 7:53Running 2 6:10v median +1:17
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Block 03 10:23Running 3 6:08v median +0:53
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 6:51v median +1:36
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:39v median +1:20
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Block 06 8:58Running 6 7:03v median +1:46
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Block 07 11:24Running 7 6:48v median +1:35
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Block 08 15:04Running 8 9:54v median +1:33
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:47
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.