The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rob Els finished 71st of 112 men in the Pro division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:38:33.
Legs and stations told different stories: 51% of the field beaten on the runs, 23% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:14Running 1 2:54v median −0:23
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Block 02 9:32Running 2 4:31v median −0:14
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Block 03 12:14Running 3 5:03v median −0:10
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Block 04 12:11Running 4 5:15v median +0:01
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:23v median −0:04
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Block 06 7:45Running 6 5:29v median +0:07
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Block 07 13:08Running 7 6:06v median +0:37
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Block 08 17:13Running 8 6:49v median +0:29
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 110
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 110 men who finished.