The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Alex Munro finished 402nd of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:43:33.
A station race more than a running one: 77% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:25 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:13 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. Alex Munro's fastest of 2 finishes in the Open division.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:07Running 1 9:15v median +2:01
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Block 02 9:02Running 2 5:55v median +1:02
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Block 03 10:22Running 3 6:19v median +1:04
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Block 04 12:34Running 4 6:42v median +1:27
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:37v median +1:18
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Block 06 8:53Running 6 6:31v median +1:14
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 6:24v median +1:11
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Block 08 16:23Running 8 10:02v median +1:41
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:30
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.