The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:59:20 at Johannesburg 2025 put Thabiso Mathobela 472nd of 652 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 42% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 19% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:35. A harder second half: 5:06 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Athletes who raced both Johannesburg 2025 and Cape Town 2025 were 5:12 slower here, so the course was tougher than the clock suggests.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:26Running 1 4:23v median +0:21
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Block 02 10:40Running 2 6:06v median +0:20
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Block 03 13:33Running 3 6:36v median +0:17
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 6:26v median +0:05
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Block 05 12:17Running 5 6:39v median +0:03
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 6:31v median +0:06
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Block 07 14:41Running 7 6:25v median −0:03
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Block 08 23:38Running 8 10:23v median +2:42
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:38
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.