The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Stefan Steenkamp finished 513th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 2:04:42.
The stations carried this race: faster than 57% of the field across all eight, against 8% on the runs. The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:23 quicker than the median and 109th of 652. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:52 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Johannesburg cost the whole field time: about 8:13 more than the average race this season, going by 300 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:06Running 1 4:08v median +0:06
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Block 02 12:09Running 2 8:38v median +2:52
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Block 03 16:04Running 3 9:55v median +3:36
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Block 04 17:46Running 4 9:46v median +3:25
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Block 05 15:58Running 5 10:23v median +3:47
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Block 06 11:32Running 6 9:27v median +3:02
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Block 07 13:46Running 7 9:17v median +2:49
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Block 08 18:07Running 8 10:28v median +2:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:21
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.