The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:02:55 at Johannesburg 2026 put Michael Mendes 607th of 740 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 8:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 10:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:01Running 1 8:04v median +0:50
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Block 02 9:41Running 2 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 03 13:36Running 3 6:30v median +1:15
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Block 04 13:38Running 4 5:29v median +0:14
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Block 05 11:20Running 5 5:45v median +0:26
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Block 06 8:51Running 6 5:54v median +0:37
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Block 07 20:25Running 7 6:13v median +1:00
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Block 08 21:34Running 8 10:19v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:58
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.