The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Thabo Mkhize finished 744th of 740 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2026, in 3:20:22.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 22:04. A harder second half: 2:56 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 18:03 in the roxzone was slower than 97% 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 17:03Running 1 9:09v median +1:55
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Block 02 11:46Running 2 6:52v median +1:59
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Block 03 19:44Running 3 10:18v median +5:03
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Block 04 39:50Running 4 10:47v median +5:32
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Block 05 18:06Running 5 9:55v median +4:36
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Block 06 14:38Running 6 9:25v median +4:08
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Block 07 20:40Running 7 9:10v median +3:57
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Block 08 40:39Running 8 16:18v median +7:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 18:03
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.