The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:03:36 for 12th of 178 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were the standout, 1:56 quicker than the median and 23rd of 178. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:35 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:32, was faster than 87% of the field.
The field ran 3:00 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 1 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:52Running 1 2:55v median −0:20
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Block 02 6:54Running 2 4:05v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:23Running 3 4:25v median −0:35
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Block 04 7:01Running 4 4:16v median −0:46
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Block 05 8:17Running 5 4:16v median −0:54
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Block 06 5:52Running 6 4:08v median −0:54
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Block 07 7:26Running 7 4:14v median −0:54
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Block 08 9:29Running 8 4:22v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:32
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.