The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Napoleon Mphoshomane finished 449th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:47:27.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:37 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 4:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:12Running 1 7:14v median +0:00
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Block 02 7:29Running 2 4:36v median −0:17
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:06v median −0:09
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Block 04 13:54Running 4 4:54v median −0:21
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Block 05 10:45Running 5 4:51v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:21Running 6 4:54v median −0:23
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Block 07 13:27Running 7 4:57v median −0:16
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Block 08 19:58Running 8 7:35v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:02
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.