The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Erasmus finished 468th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:48:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 46% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:42. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:46 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2026 and Johannesburg 2025 were 9:49 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:58Running 1 11:02v median +3:48
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Block 02 8:25Running 2 5:06v median +0:13
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Block 03 11:14Running 3 5:17v median +0:02
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Block 04 14:39Running 4 5:28v median +0:13
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Block 05 10:51Running 5 5:20v median +0:01
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 4:46v median −0:31
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Block 07 12:26Running 7 4:39v median −0:34
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Block 08 18:19Running 8 6:51v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.