The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:34:11 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Jarrod Tal 153rd of 422 men in the Open division, ahead of 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 30% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 6:07 behind the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 7:06 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:59Running 1 3:47v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:12Running 2 4:51v median −0:51
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Block 03 16:26Running 3 5:06v median −1:05
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Block 04 10:07Running 4 4:59v median −1:11
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Block 05 10:59Running 5 5:31v median −1:07
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Block 06 9:18Running 6 5:15v median −1:08
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Block 07 11:03Running 7 5:18v median −0:56
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Block 08 11:55Running 8 5:42v median −1:48
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:21
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.