The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Sivu Madikana finished 297th of 422 men in the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:53:05.
Legs and stations told different stories: 61% of the field beaten on the runs, 8% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 10:03. The race faded late: the second half went 11:30 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 8:31Running 1 3:41v median −0:19
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Block 02 8:27Running 2 5:12v median −0:30
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Block 03 12:11Running 3 5:41v median −0:30
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Block 04 15:46Running 4 6:14v median +0:04
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Block 05 12:53Running 5 6:51v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:23Running 6 6:06v median −0:17
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Block 07 14:44Running 7 6:10v median −0:04
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Block 08 25:48Running 8 7:22v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:30
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.