The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:52:33 at Johannesburg 2026 put Steven Parker 502nd of 740 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 48% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 21% on the stations. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 4:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 2:59 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:28Running 1 7:50v median +0:36
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:10v median +0:17
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Block 03 12:44Running 3 5:21v median +0:06
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Block 04 14:19Running 4 5:16v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:31v median +0:12
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Block 06 8:09Running 6 5:27v median +0:10
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Block 07 15:11Running 7 5:15v median +0:02
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Block 08 18:38Running 8 8:13v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:53
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.