The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, James Rowson crossed the line in 1:21:58: 54th of 422 men, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:40 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:37 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Johannesburg I cost the whole field time: about 7:46 more than the average race this season, going by 171 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:03Running 1 4:33v median +0:33
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:32v median −1:10
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Block 03 9:41Running 3 5:06v median −1:05
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Block 04 10:37Running 4 4:58v median −1:12
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 5:02v median −1:36
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Block 06 7:14Running 6 5:13v median −1:10
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Block 07 9:00Running 7 5:07v median −1:07
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Block 08 13:39Running 8 5:29v median −2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:02
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 400
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 400 men who finished.