The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Reinhart van Zyl finished 549th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:56:27.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:37 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:01 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:07, behind 91% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:33Running 1 7:56v median +0:42
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Block 02 7:44Running 2 5:20v median +0:27
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Block 03 11:10Running 3 5:56v median +0:41
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Block 04 16:56Running 4 6:20v median +1:05
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 6:48v median +1:29
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:12v median +0:55
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Block 07 12:41Running 7 6:04v median +0:51
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Block 08 20:27Running 8 11:00v median +2:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:07
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.