The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bhavesh Nathoo finished 709th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:29:36.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 13:10 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:12 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 15:12Running 1 9:03v median +1:49
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Block 02 12:31Running 2 6:47v median +1:54
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Block 03 17:03Running 3 6:36v median +1:21
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Block 04 17:33Running 4 6:29v median +1:14
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Block 05 13:59Running 5 5:50v median +0:31
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Block 06 8:29Running 6 5:44v median +0:27
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Block 07 16:19Running 7 6:55v median +1:42
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Block 08 36:17Running 8 14:21v median +6:00
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:20
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.