The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:14:32 at Johannesburg 2026 put Johannes Frederik Botha 663rd of 740 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 5:08 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:28 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:35, behind 89% of the field.
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 12:15Running 1 7:37v median +0:23
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Block 02 10:33Running 2 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 03 15:14Running 3 8:20v median +3:05
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Block 04 19:45Running 4 7:38v median +2:23
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Block 05 12:31Running 5 7:13v median +1:54
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Block 06 10:52Running 6 7:59v median +2:42
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Block 07 16:03Running 7 8:44v median +3:31
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Block 08 23:50Running 8 13:45v median +5:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:35
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.