The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Henri Grobler finished 461st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:48:29.
The wall balls were the standout, 0:34 quicker than the median and 324th of 740. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 1:12. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:37 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 12:35Running 1 7:36v median +0:22
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 7:26v median +2:33
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 5:19v median +0:04
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Block 04 13:41Running 4 5:30v median +0:15
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Block 05 11:08Running 5 5:42v median +0:23
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Block 06 7:28Running 6 5:18v median +0:01
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 5:23v median +0:10
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Block 08 19:11Running 8 10:59v median +2:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:09
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.