The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Vladimir Poluektov finished 269th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:40:56, faster than 59% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 42% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:20 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:12Running 1 4:17v median +0:15
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Block 02 8:53Running 2 5:58v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:31Running 3 6:17v median −0:02
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Block 04 14:45Running 4 9:07v median +2:46
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Block 05 12:19Running 5 6:59v median +0:23
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Block 06 8:50Running 6 6:39v median +0:14
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 6:31v median +0:03
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Block 08 14:54Running 8 7:29v median −0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:36
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.