The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Afikile Hintsa finished 689th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:22:17.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 7:41. The race faded late: the second half went 3:59 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 13:39Running 1 8:56v median +1:42
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Block 02 12:01Running 2 6:25v median +1:32
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Block 03 14:39Running 3 7:02v median +1:47
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Block 04 21:55Running 4 7:15v median +2:00
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Block 05 12:44Running 5 7:08v median +1:49
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Block 06 10:34Running 6 7:36v median +2:19
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Block 07 17:55Running 7 7:51v median +2:38
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Block 08 28:32Running 8 12:36v median +4:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:26
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.