The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Rhys Parsons finished 242nd of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:38:20, faster than 63% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 49% on the runs. The sled push was the standout, 0:57 quicker than the median and 108th of 652. The race faded late: the second half went 2:02 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 8:14Running 1 3:39v median −0:23
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Block 02 8:41Running 2 5:44v median −0:02
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Block 03 11:38Running 3 6:27v median +0:08
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Block 04 13:08Running 4 6:22v median +0:01
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Block 05 13:16Running 5 8:34v median +1:58
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Block 06 9:04Running 6 7:01v median +0:36
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Block 07 11:29Running 7 5:57v median −0:31
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Block 08 15:05Running 8 7:21v median −0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.