The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mpho Mangwegape finished 734th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 2:53:34.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 8:50 behind the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:22 better against the middle of the field than before it. The roxzone cost time: 18:39, behind 97% 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 17:31Running 1 10:35v median +3:21
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Block 02 14:52Running 2 5:58v median +1:05
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Block 03 22:21Running 3 10:19v median +5:04
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Block 04 21:07Running 4 9:25v median +4:10
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Block 05 13:01Running 5 6:31v median +1:12
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 6:21v median +1:04
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Block 07 20:24Running 7 6:40v median +1:27
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Block 08 36:09Running 8 18:33v median +10:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:39
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.