The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:26:42 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Romio Karam 84th of 422 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 90% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:47 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 5:30, ahead of 91% of the field.
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 7:14Running 1 2:59v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:57Running 2 4:43v median −0:59
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Block 03 11:19Running 3 5:04v median −1:07
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Block 04 12:08Running 4 5:06v median −1:04
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Block 05 10:07Running 5 5:11v median −1:27
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Block 06 7:38Running 6 5:18v median −1:05
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 5:10v median −1:04
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Block 08 15:35Running 8 5:43v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:30
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.