The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Tiaan Van Wijk finished 133rd of 178 men in the Pro division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:32:02.
The stations carried this race: faster than 43% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:33. A harder second half: 4:27 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 6:14 faster at Cape Town 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:41Running 1 3:31v median +0:16
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Block 02 8:45Running 2 5:14v median +0:36
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Block 03 11:02Running 3 5:47v median +0:47
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Block 04 11:15Running 4 6:19v median +1:17
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:41v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:00Running 6 6:33v median +1:31
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Block 07 11:34Running 7 6:42v median +1:34
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Block 08 15:36Running 8 7:00v median +1:36
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:04
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.