The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for JP van der Merwe at Johannesburg 2025: 1:18:52, 51st of 652 men in the Open division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:57 quicker than the median and 123rd of 652. Stronger after halfway: 3:32 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 5:23, was faster than 97% of the field.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 8:13 more than the average race this season, going by 300 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 3:21v median −0:41
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:29v median −1:17
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 4:44v median −1:35
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Block 04 11:24Running 4 4:46v median −1:35
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 4:56v median −1:40
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Block 06 7:00Running 6 4:48v median −1:37
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Block 07 9:34Running 7 4:44v median −1:44
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Block 08 11:39Running 8 4:56v median −2:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:23
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.