The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:24:52 at Johannesburg 2025 put Neil Rom 604th of 652 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the burpee broad jumps, 3:13 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:18 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 17:41, behind 97% of the field.
The field ran 5:12 slower at Johannesburg 2025 than at Cape Town 2025, which makes this time better than it looks.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:26Running 1 7:05v median +3:03
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Block 02 12:25Running 2 7:49v median +2:03
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Block 03 15:17Running 3 7:52v median +1:33
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Block 04 18:22Running 4 8:16v median +1:55
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Block 05 13:45Running 5 8:03v median +1:27
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Block 06 11:56Running 6 8:57v median +2:32
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Block 07 16:58Running 7 9:28v median +3:00
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Block 08 26:08Running 8 16:58v median +9:17
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 17:41
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.