The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jean-Pierre Lishman finished 675th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:17:09.
The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 6:02 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:31 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 14:24Running 1 9:24v median +2:10
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Block 02 9:43Running 2 6:04v median +1:11
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Block 03 15:49Running 3 6:39v median +1:24
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Block 04 19:20Running 4 6:19v median +1:04
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Block 05 12:43Running 5 6:32v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:20Running 6 7:07v median +1:50
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Block 07 17:01Running 7 7:08v median +1:55
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Block 08 26:21Running 8 14:28v median +6:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:35
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.