The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:30:40 at Johannesburg 2025 put Paul Nkandela 162nd of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 75% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 98% of the field across all eight, against 51% on the runs. The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 3:37 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 10:01Running 1 5:27v median +1:25
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 5:33v median −0:13
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 6:00v median −0:19
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Block 04 10:06Running 4 6:50v median +0:29
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:29v median −0:07
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:46v median −0:39
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 5:39v median −0:49
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Block 08 15:14Running 8 8:56v median +1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:14
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.