The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sthembiso Mathema finished 700th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:25:08.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 6:24 behind the median.
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 14:42Running 1 8:53v median +1:39
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Block 02 13:57Running 2 7:49v median +2:56
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Block 03 17:32Running 3 8:44v median +3:29
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Block 04 18:32Running 4 8:40v median +3:25
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Block 05 14:40Running 5 9:01v median +3:42
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Block 06 10:12Running 6 7:07v median +1:50
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Block 07 15:10Running 7 6:34v median +1:21
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Block 08 28:25Running 8 13:15v median +4:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:05
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.