The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Kgotso Bogatsu finished 615th of 652 men in the Open division at Johannesburg 2025, in 2:31:24.
On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 4:16. A harder second half: 7:44 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 15:21, behind 93% of the field.
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 9:30Running 1 4:37v median +0:35
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Block 02 11:53Running 2 6:47v median +1:01
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Block 03 15:57Running 3 7:44v median +1:25
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Block 04 23:46Running 4 12:37v median +6:16
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Block 05 15:51Running 5 10:28v median +3:52
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Block 06 13:27Running 6 10:10v median +3:45
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Block 07 16:49Running 7 9:20v median +2:52
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Block 08 28:56Running 8 16:42v median +9:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 15:21
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.