The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tshepo Matjebe finished 400th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:51:28.
Legs and stations told different stories: 55% of the field beaten on the runs, 22% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 8:17. The race faded late: the second half went 2:36 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:14Running 1 6:18v median +2:16
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Block 02 9:05Running 2 5:27v median −0:19
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Block 03 11:21Running 3 5:52v median −0:27
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Block 04 15:50Running 4 5:51v median −0:30
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Block 05 11:58Running 5 6:16v median −0:20
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Block 06 8:33Running 6 6:24v median −0:01
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Block 07 10:52Running 7 6:01v median −0:27
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Block 08 24:06Running 8 7:09v median −0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:37
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.