The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Albert Swartz finished 299th of 422 men in the Open division at Johannesburg I 2025, in 1:53:39.
A station race more than a running one: 51% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. The wall balls were the standout, 1:26 quicker than the median and 123rd of 422. Stronger after halfway: 2:38 better against the middle of the field than before it.
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 9:28Running 1 4:36v median +0:36
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Block 02 10:07Running 2 7:12v median +1:30
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Block 03 14:12Running 3 7:52v median +1:41
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Block 04 15:38Running 4 7:46v median +1:36
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Block 05 13:54Running 5 8:38v median +2:00
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Block 06 10:31Running 6 8:42v median +2:19
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Block 07 13:18Running 7 8:07v median +1:53
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Block 08 15:54Running 8 8:57v median +1:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:43
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.