The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sibusiso Phiri finished 727th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:43:52.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 11:06. A harder second half: 9:24 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 2:51 more than the average race this season, going by 210 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 16:53Running 1 11:14v median +4:00
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Block 02 11:30Running 2 6:07v median +1:14
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Block 03 16:36Running 3 6:00v median +0:45
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Block 04 24:36Running 4 6:31v median +1:16
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Block 05 15:09Running 5 8:20v median +3:01
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Block 06 11:33Running 6 7:15v median +1:58
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Block 07 23:10Running 7 7:13v median +2:00
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Block 08 32:26Running 8 13:03v median +4:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:06
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.