The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Charlie Mingaz finished 576th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 1:58:43.
The stations carried this race: faster than 44% of the field across all eight, against 15% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:54 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:53 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:26Running 1 6:55v median −0:19
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Block 02 9:38Running 2 6:50v median +1:57
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 7:25v median +2:10
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Block 04 14:23Running 4 7:36v median +2:21
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Block 05 13:06Running 5 7:28v median +2:09
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Block 06 9:57Running 6 7:48v median +2:31
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Block 07 14:49Running 7 7:45v median +2:32
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Block 08 19:43Running 8 9:03v median +0:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:13
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.