The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Botha finished 681st of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:20:13.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 8:43. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:53 better against the middle of the field than the first. 15:09 in the roxzone was slower than 95% 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 13:00Running 1 7:49v median +0:35
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Block 02 9:35Running 2 5:07v median +0:14
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Block 03 17:10Running 3 7:13v median +1:58
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Block 04 23:15Running 4 7:33v median +2:18
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Block 05 12:32Running 5 6:24v median +1:05
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Block 06 9:05Running 6 5:47v median +0:30
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Block 07 16:12Running 7 6:20v median +1:07
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Block 08 24:21Running 8 10:19v median +1:58
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:09
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.