The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Prheston Botes finished 501st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:52:27.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:57 quicker than the median and 189th of 740. On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:09. Stronger after halfway: 1:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51. 10:06 slower than at Cape Town 1 2026, the previous Open race.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:50Running 1 7:50v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:37Running 2 5:55v median +1:02
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Block 03 12:58Running 3 7:04v median +1:49
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Block 04 15:11Running 4 6:40v median +1:25
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Block 05 11:56Running 5 6:28v median +1:09
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 6:07v median +0:50
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 6:08v median +0:55
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Block 08 16:29Running 8 9:40v median +1:19
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:08
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.