The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:55:52 at Johannesburg 2025 put James Motaln 443rd of 652 men in the Open division.
Legs and stations told different stories: 53% of the field beaten on the runs, 24% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 3:39 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:42 better against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 4:09 faster at Johannesburg 2025 than at Johannesburg I 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:35Running 1 4:00v median −0:02
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Block 02 10:01Running 2 6:00v median +0:14
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 6:44v median +0:25
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Block 04 17:00Running 4 6:28v median +0:07
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Block 05 12:12Running 5 6:37v median +0:01
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Block 06 9:08Running 6 6:23v median −0:02
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Block 07 12:11Running 7 6:14v median −0:14
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Block 08 19:41Running 8 7:32v median −0:09
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 13:38
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.