The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:22:11 at Johannesburg 2026 put Kutloano Sowazi 688th of 740 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 30% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:53. A harder second half: 5:53 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 12:59Running 1 6:59v median −0:15
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Block 02 11:16Running 2 5:17v median +0:24
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Block 03 17:10Running 3 5:37v median +0:22
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Block 04 18:34Running 4 5:34v median +0:19
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 5:32v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:24Running 6 5:39v median +0:22
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Block 07 14:59Running 7 6:26v median +1:13
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Block 08 31:50Running 8 12:11v median +3:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:14
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.