The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:48:22 at Johannesburg 2026 put James Howard 459th of 740 men in the Open division.
The farmers carry was where this race was made, 0:39 ahead of the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:48 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:44 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 13:27Running 1 8:31v median +1:17
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Block 02 9:28Running 2 5:12v median +0:19
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 5:48v median +0:33
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Block 04 14:38Running 4 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:32Running 5 5:43v median +0:24
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:46v median +0:29
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 5:46v median +0:33
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Block 08 19:20Running 8 8:49v median +0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:26
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.