The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:18 at Johannesburg 2026 put Khaya Ndlovu 436th of 740 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 52% of the field beaten on the runs, 32% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the farmers carry, 2:20 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 4:40 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 13:20Running 1 8:02v median +0:48
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Block 02 8:34Running 2 5:23v median +0:30
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Block 03 13:10Running 3 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 04 13:01Running 4 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 05 10:37Running 5 5:01v median −0:18
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Block 06 9:41Running 6 4:58v median −0:19
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:52v median −0:21
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Block 08 18:51Running 8 8:14v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:13
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.