The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Owen Cook finished 138th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:27:20, faster than 79% of the field.
The wall balls were the standout, 3:25 quicker than the median and 36th of 652. If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 1:24 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:14 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:20Running 1 3:53v median −0:09
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Block 02 7:46Running 2 5:17v median −0:29
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:31v median −0:48
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Block 04 13:42Running 4 5:25v median −0:56
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Block 05 10:24Running 5 5:49v median −0:47
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Block 06 7:31Running 6 5:34v median −0:51
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Block 07 10:49Running 7 5:34v median −0:54
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Block 08 11:24Running 8 6:09v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:36
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.