The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willie Smit finished 267th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:40:50, faster than 59% of the field.
The sled pull was the standout, 1:52 quicker than the median and 42nd of 652. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 0:59 slower than the median. A harder second half: 4:46 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2025 and Cape Town 2025 were 5:12 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:52Running 1 4:00v median −0:02
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Block 02 8:10Running 2 5:14v median −0:32
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Block 03 9:50Running 3 5:44v median −0:35
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Block 04 14:03Running 4 6:22v median +0:01
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Block 05 11:40Running 5 6:41v median +0:05
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Block 06 9:54Running 6 6:45v median +0:20
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 6:59v median +0:31
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Block 08 15:44Running 8 8:04v median +0:23
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:53
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.