The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Darren de Kock finished 556th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:57:16.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:58 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:36 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 14:01Running 1 8:52v median +1:38
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Block 02 9:14Running 2 5:34v median +0:41
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Block 03 11:28Running 3 5:43v median +0:28
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Block 04 15:15Running 4 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 5:47v median +0:28
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 5:54v median +0:37
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Block 07 16:50Running 7 5:58v median +0:45
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Block 08 19:59Running 8 9:17v median +0:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:45
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.