The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kenneth Sithole finished 426th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:45:48.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:37 quicker than the median and 91st of 740. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:26 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:34Running 1 6:48v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:54Running 2 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:49v median +0:34
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 5:45v median +0:30
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Block 05 11:28Running 5 6:03v median +0:44
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Block 06 7:35Running 6 5:33v median +0:16
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Block 07 9:30Running 7 5:13v median +0:00
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Block 08 22:04Running 8 11:52v median +3:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:34
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.