The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:08:17 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Francois Du Plessis 360th of 422 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 29% of the field beaten on the stations, against 8% on the runs. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 2:47. A harder second half: 6:38 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 8:46Running 1 4:15v median +0:15
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Block 02 10:19Running 2 7:19v median +1:37
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Block 03 15:46Running 3 10:27v median +4:16
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Block 04 17:51Running 4 8:21v median +2:11
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Block 05 16:46Running 5 11:18v median +4:40
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Block 06 10:09Running 6 8:06v median +1:43
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Block 07 15:30Running 7 7:48v median +1:34
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Block 08 22:49Running 8 12:29v median +4:59
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:29
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.