The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:36:43 at Johannesburg 2025 put Joel Jordaan 225th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 66% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 74% of the field beaten on the stations, against 53% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:41 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:09 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 300 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:39Running 1 5:39v median +1:37
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 5:22v median −0:24
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Block 03 12:07Running 3 6:08v median −0:11
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Block 04 11:37Running 4 5:56v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:47Running 5 6:56v median +0:20
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:00v median −0:25
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Block 07 10:45Running 7 6:34v median +0:06
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Block 08 15:06Running 8 7:20v median −0:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.