The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin De Villiers finished 534th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:55:01.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 19% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:01 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races. The fastest of 5 finishes in the Open division for Martin De Villiers.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:43Running 1 9:03v median +1:49
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Block 02 9:44Running 2 5:57v median +1:04
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 6:13v median +0:58
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Block 04 14:34Running 4 6:22v median +1:07
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Block 05 12:00Running 5 6:28v median +1:09
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Block 06 8:27Running 6 6:30v median +1:13
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Block 07 12:48Running 7 6:56v median +1:43
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Block 08 22:34Running 8 10:47v median +2:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:08
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.