The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Greg Cousens finished 240th of 422 men in the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:43:55.
The runs carried this race: faster than 68% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 33% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 4:52 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 9:02 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 8:05Running 1 3:51v median −0:09
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:26v median −0:16
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Block 03 10:05Running 3 5:23v median −0:48
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Block 04 12:48Running 4 5:34v median −0:36
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Block 05 10:35Running 5 5:37v median −1:01
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Block 06 8:34Running 6 6:05v median −0:18
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Block 07 16:34Running 7 6:09v median −0:05
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Block 08 16:47Running 8 7:36v median +0:06
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:50
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.