The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, Herman Smit crossed the line in 1:37:01: 229th of 652 men, faster than 65% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 94% of the field beaten on the stations, against 31% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 3:31 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:45 better 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 11:50Running 1 6:54v median +2:52
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Block 02 8:05Running 2 6:17v median +0:31
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 6:47v median +0:28
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Block 04 12:03Running 4 6:46v median +0:25
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Block 05 12:14Running 5 7:02v median +0:26
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Block 06 9:02Running 6 7:11v median +0:46
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 7:40v median +1:12
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Block 08 13:16Running 8 8:07v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:43
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.