The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:29 at Johannesburg 2026 put Xolisa Beja 606th of 740 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 2:44 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:51 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:30Running 1 7:55v median +0:41
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Block 02 10:39Running 2 7:51v median +2:58
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Block 03 12:55Running 3 8:20v median +3:05
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Block 04 18:27Running 4 8:44v median +3:29
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Block 05 14:40Running 5 9:18v median +3:59
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Block 06 8:44Running 6 6:25v median +1:08
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Block 07 12:38Running 7 6:28v median +1:15
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Block 08 23:18Running 8 12:14v median +3:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:46
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.