The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Edgar Theron crossed the line in 1:29:25: 151st of 652 men, faster than 77% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 83% of the field beaten on the runs, 61% on the stations. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:38 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:35Running 1 2:36v median −1:26
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Block 02 8:35Running 2 4:32v median −1:14
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Block 03 13:54Running 3 8:18v median +1:59
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Block 04 11:13Running 4 4:32v median −1:49
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Block 05 10:19Running 5 5:26v median −1:10
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Block 06 6:14Running 6 5:15v median −1:10
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Block 07 8:52Running 7 4:38v median −1:50
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Block 08 15:57Running 8 5:52v median −1:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:54
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.