The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:17 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Matthew Koen 193rd of 422 men in the Open division, ahead of 54% of the field.
The burpee broad jumps were where this race was made, 1:27 ahead of the median. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 1:26 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:48 worse 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 8:28Running 1 3:50v median −0:10
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Block 02 8:23Running 2 5:32v median −0:10
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 6:23v median +0:12
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 6:14v median +0:04
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Block 05 12:08Running 5 7:02v median +0:24
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Block 06 9:26Running 6 6:46v median +0:23
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Block 07 13:34Running 7 6:35v median +0:21
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Block 08 16:26Running 8 8:25v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:26
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.