The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:31 at Johannesburg 2026 put Happy Ratau 662nd of 740 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 7:43. A harder second half: 4:39 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 13:14, behind 86% of the field.
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 13:21Running 1 8:32v median +1:18
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Block 02 10:08Running 2 6:27v median +1:34
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Block 03 15:41Running 3 6:39v median +1:24
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Block 04 17:21Running 4 6:16v median +1:01
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Block 05 12:05Running 5 5:56v median +0:37
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Block 06 8:55Running 6 6:14v median +0:57
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Block 07 16:17Running 7 6:00v median +0:47
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Block 08 27:38Running 8 11:09v median +2:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:14
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.