The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:50:21 at Johannesburg 2026 put Simphiwe Sibiti 731st of 740 men in the Open division.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 12:49. A harder second half: 3:13 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 14:08 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 15:52Running 1 9:06v median +1:52
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Block 02 16:55Running 2 6:34v median +1:41
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Block 03 15:55Running 3 7:00v median +1:45
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Block 04 26:29Running 4 6:41v median +1:26
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Block 05 14:21Running 5 7:32v median +2:13
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Block 06 10:05Running 6 7:00v median +1:43
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Block 07 23:48Running 7 10:36v median +5:23
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Block 08 32:57Running 8 17:18v median +8:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 14:08
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.