The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Willem Louw crossed the line in 1:23:32: 175th of 652 men, faster than 73% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 81% of the field beaten on the runs, 59% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 0:52. The race faded late: the second half went 1:49 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 2026 and Cape Town 1 2026 were 6:39 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 8:02Running 1 3:40v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:23Running 2 4:53v median −0:40
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Block 03 9:35Running 3 4:59v median −1:03
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Block 04 10:34Running 4 5:09v median −0:51
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Block 05 10:16Running 5 5:12v median −1:01
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Block 06 6:41Running 6 4:54v median −1:11
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Block 07 10:50Running 7 5:02v median −0:59
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Block 08 14:12Running 8 5:42v median −0:46
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:08
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.