The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruan Lombard finished 136th of 422 men in the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:32:37, faster than 68% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 1:06 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:12 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 9:59Running 1 5:31v median +1:31
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Block 02 8:17Running 2 5:30v median −0:12
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Block 03 10:07Running 3 5:37v median −0:34
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 5:45v median −0:25
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:57v median −0:41
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Block 06 7:54Running 6 5:47v median −0:36
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Block 07 10:12Running 7 5:45v median −0:29
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Block 08 15:16Running 8 7:04v median −0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:38
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.