The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:17:50 at Cape Town 2026 put Hugo Van Deventer 108th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 83% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 91% of the field beaten on the stations, against 70% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:14 on the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:39 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Cape Town ran fast: the 214 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:47v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:10Running 2 5:13v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:09Running 3 5:31v median −0:31
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:25v median −0:35
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:37v median −0:36
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Block 06 7:17Running 6 5:32v median −0:33
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Block 07 10:04Running 7 5:33v median −0:28
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Block 08 11:06Running 8 5:42v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:45
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.