The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:56:44 at Johannesburg 2026 put Mandlenkosi Vana 552nd of 740 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 48% of the field across all eight, against 13% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:03. A harder second half: 5:10 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 13:06Running 1 8:23v median +1:09
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:39v median +0:46
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 6:38v median +1:23
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Block 04 15:30Running 4 6:28v median +1:13
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Block 05 15:42Running 5 10:14v median +4:55
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:18v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 6:27v median +1:14
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Block 08 21:32Running 8 11:55v median +3:34
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:09
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.