The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Matthews Malatji finished 421st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:45:03.
Nowhere gained more than the sled pull: 1:00 on the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:04. The race faded late: the second half went 3:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 9:49 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:14Running 1 7:09v median −0:05
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Block 02 8:06Running 2 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 03 9:32Running 3 4:49v median −0:26
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Block 04 14:16Running 4 5:13v median −0:02
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Block 05 11:42Running 5 5:24v median +0:05
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 5:34v median +0:17
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Block 07 11:30Running 7 5:35v median +0:22
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Block 08 19:34Running 8 10:01v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.