The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Stephan Hartman crossed the line in 1:34:44: 200th of 652 men, faster than 69% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 95% of the field across all eight, against 39% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:23 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:16 worse 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 7:27Running 1 3:19v median −0:43
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Block 02 6:58Running 2 4:47v median −0:59
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Block 03 10:12Running 3 5:51v median −0:28
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Block 04 13:48Running 4 8:26v median +2:05
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Block 05 19:41Running 5 15:17v median +8:41
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Block 06 6:37Running 6 5:04v median −1:21
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 5:03v median −1:25
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Block 08 13:20Running 8 6:26v median −1:15
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:14
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.