The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darius van der Schyf finished 396th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:43:13.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 1:06 on the median. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 0:30 slower than the median. A harder second half: 7:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:04Running 1 6:49v median −0:25
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Block 02 6:46Running 2 4:34v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:50Running 3 5:33v median +0:18
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Block 04 12:41Running 4 5:12v median −0:03
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:58v median −0:21
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 6:57v median +1:40
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Block 07 12:39Running 7 6:37v median +1:24
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Block 08 17:51Running 8 9:00v median +0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:04
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.