The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willem Richter finished 652nd of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:12:39.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 11:33. A harder second half: 12:05 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 13:56Running 1 8:20v median +1:06
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Block 02 11:24Running 2 5:25v median +0:32
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Block 03 12:32Running 3 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 04 16:35Running 4 6:09v median +0:54
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Block 05 12:45Running 5 6:50v median +1:31
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Block 06 10:26Running 6 6:26v median +1:09
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Block 07 14:30Running 7 7:06v median +1:53
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Block 08 31:25Running 8 11:06v median +2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.