The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:23:28 at Johannesburg I 2025 put Siyabonga Terrence Mzimela 402nd of 422 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 24% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 4% on the stations. On the burpee broad jumps the field had the edge, by 11:36. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:59 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 11:57Running 1 6:31v median +2:31
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Block 02 10:15Running 2 6:22v median +0:40
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Block 03 16:21Running 3 6:51v median +0:40
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Block 04 25:34Running 4 7:15v median +1:05
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Block 05 13:41Running 5 7:36v median +0:58
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Block 06 11:26Running 6 7:39v median +1:16
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Block 07 18:50Running 7 7:32v median +1:18
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Block 08 24:53Running 8 9:54v median +2:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:37
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.