The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Günther Stroebel finished 511th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 2:04:34.
The stations carried this race: faster than 66% of the field across all eight, against 7% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:32 quicker than the median and 91st of 652. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 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 8:11Running 1 3:19v median −0:43
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Block 02 12:01Running 2 8:47v median +3:01
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Block 03 17:13Running 3 10:59v median +4:40
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Block 04 16:03Running 4 9:52v median +3:31
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Block 05 15:24Running 5 10:07v median +3:31
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Block 06 9:59Running 6 8:56v median +2:31
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Block 07 13:07Running 7 8:47v median +2:19
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Block 08 21:18Running 8 12:03v median +4:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:29
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.