The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Gerhan Van Der Merwe crossed the line in 1:36:56: 227th of 652 men, faster than 65% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 80% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 40% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:19 behind the median.
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 7:51Running 1 3:10v median −0:52
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Block 02 9:18Running 2 4:59v median −0:47
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Block 03 11:53Running 3 5:48v median −0:31
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Block 04 12:39Running 4 5:22v median −0:59
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Block 05 10:52Running 5 5:31v median −1:05
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Block 06 8:42Running 6 5:31v median −0:54
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Block 07 12:46Running 7 5:35v median −0:53
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Block 08 15:32Running 8 6:11v median −1:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:30
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.