The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Raymond Thompsom finished 413th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:44:31.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 1:50 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:51. Paced to finish: the second half went 5:57 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 11:29Running 1 6:47v median −0:27
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Block 02 10:05Running 2 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 03 11:46Running 3 5:48v median +0:33
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 5:38v median +0:23
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Block 05 11:09Running 5 5:33v median +0:14
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Block 06 8:14Running 6 5:16v median −0:01
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Block 07 11:38Running 7 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 08 15:27Running 8 8:31v median +0:10
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:23
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.