The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Cornel Gnäde at Johannesburg 2025: 1:15:12, 23rd of 652 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 4:06 quicker than the median and 10th of 652. Stronger after halfway: 2:30 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:40, was faster than 94% of the field.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 300 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:34Running 1 3:05v median −0:57
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Block 02 6:50Running 2 4:44v median −1:02
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:32v median −0:47
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Block 04 9:37Running 4 5:28v median −0:53
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:52v median −0:44
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Block 06 6:51Running 6 5:14v median −1:11
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Block 07 8:43Running 7 5:03v median −1:25
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Block 08 10:30Running 8 5:56v median −1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:40
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.