The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bernard Smit finished in the top 10% of the field at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:19:46 for 58th of 652 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 2:43 quicker than the median and 29th of 652. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:46 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 6:32, was faster than 85% 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. That was 3:21 off the time at Cape Town 2024.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:56Running 1 3:26v median −0:36
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Block 02 8:01Running 2 4:37v median −1:09
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:13v median −1:06
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Block 04 9:18Running 4 5:08v median −1:13
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Block 05 9:39Running 5 5:09v median −1:27
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Block 06 6:56Running 6 5:07v median −1:18
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:15v median −1:13
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Block 08 12:32Running 8 5:33v median −2:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:32
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.