The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:19 at Johannesburg 2026 put Luke Theron 509th of 740 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:45 behind the median. A harder second half: 5:31 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:03, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 9:49 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:47Running 1 7:14v median +0:00
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 4:48v median −0:05
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Block 03 11:27Running 3 4:59v median −0:16
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Block 04 14:58Running 4 5:14v median −0:01
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:45v median +0:26
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Block 06 7:51Running 6 5:34v median +0:17
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Block 07 13:28Running 7 5:32v median +0:19
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Block 08 19:09Running 8 10:13v median +1:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:03
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.