The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Greg Botha finished 390th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:50:30.
The stations carried this race: faster than 57% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 1:14 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:00 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 8:49Running 1 4:07v median +0:05
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Block 02 11:19Running 2 8:39v median +2:53
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Block 03 11:44Running 3 6:26v median +0:07
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Block 04 16:15Running 4 9:21v median +3:00
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:32v median −0:04
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Block 06 8:52Running 6 6:28v median +0:03
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Block 07 12:02Running 7 6:09v median −0:19
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Block 08 17:47Running 8 7:55v median +0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 12:30
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.