The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Ethan Gouws at Johannesburg 2025: 1:12:24, 11th of 652 men in the Open division.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:34 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 5:03, was faster than 99% of the field.
The field ran 5:12 slower at Johannesburg 2025 than at Cape Town 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:07Running 1 2:54v median −1:08
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Block 02 7:30Running 2 4:18v median −1:28
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Block 03 9:48Running 3 4:53v median −1:26
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Block 04 8:08Running 4 4:31v median −1:50
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Block 05 9:08Running 5 4:41v median −1:55
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:41v median −1:44
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 4:37v median −1:51
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Block 08 10:10Running 8 5:04v median −2:37
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 646
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 646 men who finished.