The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:57:13 at Johannesburg 2026 put Malose Langa 555th of 740 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 55% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 9% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 11:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 10:27 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:45Running 1 7:29v median +0:15
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Block 02 9:06Running 2 4:43v median −0:10
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Block 03 12:36Running 3 4:56v median −0:19
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Block 04 12:42Running 4 5:06v median −0:09
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Block 05 10:40Running 5 5:12v median −0:07
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Block 06 8:36Running 6 5:27v median +0:10
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Block 07 13:01Running 7 5:16v median +0:03
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Block 08 28:49Running 8 8:06v median −0:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:07
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.