The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Johan Claassens finished 726th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:43:04.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 15:29 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 14:18 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 13:44, behind 89% of the field.
The field ran 1:06 faster at Johannesburg 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 14:30Running 1 8:53v median +1:39
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Block 02 13:20Running 2 5:57v median +1:04
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Block 03 19:32Running 3 6:31v median +1:16
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Block 04 18:14Running 4 6:13v median +0:58
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 6:30v median +1:11
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Block 06 11:29Running 6 6:24v median +1:07
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Block 07 19:50Running 7 6:24v median +1:11
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Block 08 39:21Running 8 15:06v median +6:45
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.