The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Oberholzer finished 281st of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:41:49, faster than 57% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 65% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. The sled pull cost the most time: 2:05 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:57 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 8:37Running 1 3:58v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:52Running 2 5:01v median −0:45
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Block 03 13:59Running 3 5:56v median −0:23
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 5:58v median −0:23
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Block 05 11:06Running 5 5:54v median −0:42
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Block 06 8:08Running 6 5:44v median −0:41
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Block 07 11:39Running 7 5:59v median −0:29
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 7:47v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:03
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.