The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:42:13 at Johannesburg 2026 put David Bapela 725th of 740 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 28% of the field beaten on the stations, against 1% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 2:56 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 34:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 9:49 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 13:39Running 1 8:17v median +1:03
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Block 02 9:15Running 2 5:35v median +0:42
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Block 03 13:34Running 3 6:44v median +1:29
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Block 04 15:48Running 4 6:55v median +1:40
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Block 05 19:29Running 5 13:47v median +8:28
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Block 06 22:17Running 6 20:06v median +14:49
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Block 07 21:07Running 7 12:17v median +7:04
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Block 08 28:07Running 8 19:20v median +10:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 19:04
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.