The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:16 at Johannesburg 2026 put Joseph Mpe 525th of 740 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 59% of the field beaten on the runs, 11% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 5:56. A harder second half: 3:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:49Running 1 6:48v median −0:26
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Block 02 8:38Running 2 4:31v median −0:22
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Block 03 11:32Running 3 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 04 17:48Running 4 5:02v median −0:13
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 5:28v median +0:09
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:15v median −0:02
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Block 07 14:24Running 7 5:11v median −0:02
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Block 08 23:00Running 8 8:18v median −0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.