The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Arrie Van Der Berg finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:02:50 for 9th of 178 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:15 ahead of the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:09 better against the middle of the field than the first. Quick through the roxzone: 3:30, ahead of 88% of the field.
The field ran 5:05 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Johannesburg 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:36Running 1 2:49v median −0:26
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Block 02 6:29Running 2 3:45v median −0:53
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Block 03 7:49Running 3 3:57v median −1:03
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Block 04 7:12Running 4 4:12v median −0:50
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Block 05 8:16Running 5 4:13v median −0:57
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Block 06 5:54Running 6 4:08v median −0:54
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Block 07 8:07Running 7 4:07v median −1:01
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Block 08 9:05Running 8 4:17v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:30
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.