The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Onele Mngcethe at Johannesburg 2025: 1:15:27, 25th of 652 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 2:59 ahead of the median. A harder second half: 1:57 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 5:20, ahead of 97% of the field.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 8:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:06Running 1 2:43v median −1:19
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Block 02 6:33Running 2 4:02v median −1:44
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Block 03 9:01Running 3 4:28v median −1:51
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Block 04 9:01Running 4 5:07v median −1:14
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Block 05 8:54Running 5 4:25v median −2:11
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:25v median −2:00
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 4:31v median −1:57
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Block 08 13:30Running 8 7:06v median −0:35
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
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.