The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andre Van Niekerk finished 74th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:15:03, faster than 89% of the field.
The wall balls were where this race was made, 2:40 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 2:08 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 2026 and Cape Town 2025 were 6:48 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:24Running 1 3:16v median −0:46
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Block 02 6:53Running 2 4:41v median −0:52
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Block 03 8:52Running 3 5:16v median −0:46
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Block 04 9:51Running 4 5:02v median −0:58
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 5:27v median −0:46
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Block 06 7:03Running 6 5:08v median −0:57
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Block 07 9:26Running 7 5:08v median −0:53
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Block 08 10:21Running 8 5:23v median −1:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:24
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.