The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Nthethe Motaung finished 396th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:51:00.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 26% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:24. A harder second half: 3:16 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 9:34Running 1 4:22v median +0:20
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Block 02 9:40Running 2 5:44v median −0:02
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Block 03 14:20Running 3 6:02v median −0:17
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Block 04 12:17Running 4 5:43v median −0:38
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Block 05 11:50Running 5 6:13v median −0:23
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Block 06 8:30Running 6 5:44v median −0:41
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Block 07 15:04Running 7 8:39v median +2:11
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Block 08 19:48Running 8 6:44v median −0:57
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:06
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.