The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Branden du Plessis crossed the line in 1:32:32: 178th of 652 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:48 on the median. If there was time left out there, it was on the row, 0:30 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:20 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2025 and Johannesburg I 2025 were 4:09 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:06Running 1 3:24v median −0:38
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Block 02 9:31Running 2 5:31v median −0:15
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Block 03 10:40Running 3 5:28v median −0:51
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Block 04 11:01Running 4 5:38v median −0:43
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Block 05 11:59Running 5 6:20v median −0:16
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 6:03v median −0:22
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Block 07 12:05Running 7 6:10v median −0:18
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Block 08 13:08Running 8 6:16v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:40
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.