The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Maqhawe Msibi finished 414th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:52:40.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:01 quicker than the median and 171st of 652. On the row the field had the edge, by 1:28. Stronger after halfway: 4:26 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 9:14Running 1 4:20v median +0:18
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Block 02 12:49Running 2 8:55v median +3:09
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Block 03 12:06Running 3 6:13v median −0:06
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Block 04 17:10Running 4 9:05v median +2:44
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Block 05 13:19Running 5 6:42v median +0:06
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Block 06 9:17Running 6 7:06v median +0:41
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Block 07 11:40Running 7 6:49v median +0:21
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Block 08 17:17Running 8 7:46v median +0:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:57
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.