The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xolani lincoln Maseko finished 634th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:06:58.
Legs and stations told different stories: 33% of the field beaten on the runs, 9% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 9:16. The race faded late: the second half went 10:46 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 12:39Running 1 7:14v median +0:00
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Block 02 10:14Running 2 5:11v median +0:18
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Block 03 13:29Running 3 6:05v median +0:50
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Block 04 14:02Running 4 6:15v median +1:00
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Block 05 12:52Running 5 6:32v median +1:13
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:32v median +0:15
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Block 07 14:57Running 7 5:31v median +0:18
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Block 08 28:16Running 8 10:14v median +1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:19
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.