The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Itumeleng Sibanda finished 720th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:39:03.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 10:22 behind the median. A harder second half: 4:19 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 14:23, behind 92% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 210 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 2:51 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:34Running 1 8:01v median +0:47
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Block 02 14:07Running 2 6:19v median +1:26
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Block 03 19:16Running 3 7:18v median +2:03
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Block 04 21:33Running 4 6:04v median +0:49
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Block 05 14:24Running 5 7:47v median +2:28
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Block 06 15:04Running 6 9:51v median +4:34
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Block 07 18:02Running 7 8:46v median +3:33
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Block 08 28:49Running 8 9:41v median +1:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:23
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.