The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Donavin Reynolds crossed the line in 1:28:47: 145th of 652 men, faster than 78% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 57% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 0:46 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:01 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:45Running 1 3:01v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:51Running 2 4:21v median −1:25
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 4:44v median −1:35
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Block 04 10:47Running 4 4:40v median −1:41
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Block 05 10:32Running 5 5:04v median −1:32
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Block 06 7:58Running 6 4:56v median −1:29
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Block 07 10:27Running 7 5:02v median −1:26
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Block 08 13:54Running 8 5:34v median −2:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:01
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.