The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:38:47 at Johannesburg 2026 put Joe de Lange 718th of 740 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 7:41 behind the median. A harder second half: 14:11 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:08, behind 97% 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 14:49Running 1 9:00v median +1:46
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Block 02 10:17Running 2 6:11v median +1:18
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Block 03 15:13Running 3 7:39v median +2:24
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Block 04 22:02Running 4 7:22v median +2:07
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Block 05 20:28Running 5 12:53v median +7:34
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Block 06 11:05Running 6 8:16v median +2:59
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Block 07 21:14Running 7 8:10v median +2:57
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Block 08 25:39Running 8 15:26v median +7:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:08
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.