The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:35:29 at Johannesburg 2025 put Garth Sammons 209th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 68% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 79% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 48% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:06 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:12 slower at Johannesburg 2025 than at Cape Town 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:09Running 1 3:33v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:45v median −1:01
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Block 03 10:53Running 3 5:37v median −0:42
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Block 04 13:09Running 4 5:54v median −0:27
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:50v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:16v median −1:09
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Block 07 11:45Running 7 5:20v median −1:08
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 5:58v median −1:43
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:32
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.