The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Donovan Nkomo finished 571st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:58:21.
The runs carried this race: faster than 43% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 13% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 5:51. Stronger after halfway: 14:27 better against the middle of the field 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 21:18Running 1 16:32v median +9:18
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Block 02 6:49Running 2 2:52v median −2:01
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Block 03 10:33Running 3 3:06v median −2:09
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Block 04 21:20Running 4 8:30v median +3:15
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Block 05 15:25Running 5 8:33v median +3:14
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Block 06 5:22Running 6 3:05v median −2:12
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Block 07 14:25Running 7 3:35v median −1:38
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Block 08 13:35Running 8 3:18v median −5:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:42
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.