The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ryan Wolfaardt finished 428th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:45:59.
The sled push was where this race was made, 0:44 ahead of the median. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:07. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:31 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:04Running 1 8:22v median +1:08
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Block 02 7:49Running 2 5:15v median +0:22
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Block 03 11:56Running 3 6:13v median +0:58
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 6:05v median +0:50
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Block 05 11:16Running 5 5:53v median +0:34
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Block 06 7:59Running 6 5:46v median +0:29
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 5:43v median +0:30
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Block 08 17:02Running 8 8:49v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:36
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.