The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Iain Marsden finished 466th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:48:44.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:38 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:32 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:06 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:55Running 1 7:47v median +0:33
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:28v median +0:35
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Block 03 11:33Running 3 5:42v median +0:27
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Block 04 13:30Running 4 5:49v median +0:34
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Block 05 11:33Running 5 5:56v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:45Running 6 5:54v median +0:37
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 5:53v median +0:40
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Block 08 20:10Running 8 9:46v median +1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:50
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.