The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Herkie Du Preez finished 453rd of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 1:57:08.
The sled push was where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. The sled pull cost the most time: 1:25 slower than the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:36 better 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 9:02Running 1 3:52v median −0:10
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Block 02 11:28Running 2 8:24v median +2:38
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Block 03 16:17Running 3 8:54v median +2:35
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Block 04 14:59Running 4 6:44v median +0:23
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Block 05 13:13Running 5 7:42v median +1:06
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Block 06 10:28Running 6 7:10v median +0:45
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Block 07 13:54Running 7 7:31v median +1:03
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 8:33v median +0:52
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:08
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.