The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:12:52 at Johannesburg 2026 put Elton Alexander 653rd of 740 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:23. A harder second half: 8:24 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 13:25Running 1 8:23v median +1:09
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:33v median +0:40
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Block 03 15:07Running 3 5:51v median +0:36
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Block 04 17:52Running 4 6:30v median +1:15
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Block 05 11:43Running 5 6:20v median +1:01
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:30v median +1:13
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Block 07 15:45Running 7 6:28v median +1:15
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Block 08 30:38Running 8 17:38v median +9:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:30
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.