The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sipho Lunga finished 89th of 422 men in the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:27:30, faster than 79% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 49% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:44. Time in the roxzone, 5:06, was faster than 95% of the field.
Johannesburg I ran slow: the 171 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 7:46 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 2:57v median −1:03
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Block 02 8:02Running 2 4:37v median −1:05
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Block 03 9:36Running 3 4:47v median −1:24
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Block 04 13:10Running 4 8:10v median +2:00
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:08v median −1:30
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Block 06 6:52Running 6 4:41v median −1:42
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 4:53v median −1:21
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Block 08 17:44Running 8 5:37v median −1:53
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:06
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.