The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:14:41 at Cape Town 2026 put Adrian Steyn 72nd of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 89% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:20 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 3:00 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:26Running 1 3:21v median −0:41
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Block 02 7:04Running 2 4:38v median −0:55
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Block 03 9:18Running 3 5:06v median −0:56
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Block 04 9:16Running 4 5:09v median −0:51
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Block 05 9:26Running 5 5:07v median −1:06
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:13v median −0:52
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Block 07 8:39Running 7 5:01v median −1:00
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Block 08 10:49Running 8 5:17v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:20
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 608
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 608 men who finished.