The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, Tjokkie van der Merwe crossed the line in 1:29:14: 101st of 422 men, faster than 76% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 89% of the field beaten on the stations, against 54% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:12 on the median. A harder second half: 4:15 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a slow day in Johannesburg I. Measured against their other races this season, the people who raced here lost about 7:46.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:52Running 1 3:35v median −0:25
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:58v median −0:44
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Block 03 9:57Running 3 5:31v median −0:40
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 5:59v median −0:11
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Block 05 11:21Running 5 6:23v median −0:15
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Block 06 11:17Running 6 9:05v median +2:42
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Block 07 10:13Running 7 6:11v median −0:03
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Block 08 13:27Running 8 7:16v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:37
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.