The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Mfundho Xivambu finished 359th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:48:18.
The runs carried this race: faster than 67% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 27% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 3:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:08 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 5:12 slower at Johannesburg 2025 than at Cape Town 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:47Running 1 3:55v median −0:07
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Block 02 10:36Running 2 5:00v median −0:46
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Block 03 13:25Running 3 5:40v median −0:39
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Block 04 12:50Running 4 5:19v median −1:02
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Block 05 11:03Running 5 5:49v median −0:47
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Block 06 8:39Running 6 5:52v median −0:33
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 6:01v median −0:27
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Block 08 19:54Running 8 8:01v median +0:20
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:17
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.