The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hennie Botha finished 711th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:31:07.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 9:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 9:07 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 13:44 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 2:51.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 15:14Running 1 10:01v median +2:47
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Block 02 10:44Running 2 6:17v median +1:24
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Block 03 15:19Running 3 6:27v median +1:12
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Block 04 23:07Running 4 6:36v median +1:21
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Block 05 13:44Running 5 7:21v median +2:02
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Block 06 11:32Running 6 7:08v median +1:51
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Block 07 19:57Running 7 8:12v median +2:59
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Block 08 27:53Running 8 14:38v median +6:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:44
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.