The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:47:59 at Johannesburg 2025 put Ali Saad 355th of 652 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 70% of the field beaten on the stations, against 23% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:19 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:01 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Johannesburg ran slow: the 300 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 8:13 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:07v median −0:55
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Block 02 11:00Running 2 7:54v median +2:08
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Block 03 13:31Running 3 8:03v median +1:44
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Block 04 14:15Running 4 8:06v median +1:45
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Block 05 13:12Running 5 8:02v median +1:26
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Block 06 9:37Running 6 7:59v median +1:34
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Block 07 12:35Running 7 8:02v median +1:34
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Block 08 17:28Running 8 8:43v median +1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:42
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.