The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:54:03 at Johannesburg 2025 put Mthobisi Makhoba 425th of 652 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 78% of the field beaten on the stations, against 12% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:52 quicker than the median and 44th of 652. Stronger after halfway: 4:15 better against the middle of the field than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 8:13.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 11:30Running 1 6:39v median +2:37
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Block 02 11:53Running 2 8:43v median +2:57
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Block 03 13:37Running 3 8:55v median +2:36
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Block 04 15:29Running 4 8:58v median +2:37
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Block 05 14:10Running 5 9:10v median +2:34
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Block 06 10:56Running 6 9:13v median +2:48
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Block 07 13:14Running 7 9:14v median +2:46
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Block 08 14:50Running 8 7:34v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:31
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.