The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Dreyer Goosen crossed the line in 1:30:31: 279th of 652 men, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:15 slower than the median. A harder second half: 3:40 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cape Town gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:15Running 1 3:47v median −0:15
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Block 02 7:50Running 2 5:20v median −0:13
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Block 03 9:34Running 3 5:13v median −0:49
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Block 04 12:21Running 4 5:18v median −0:42
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Block 05 10:05Running 5 5:24v median −0:49
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Block 06 7:34Running 6 5:20v median −0:45
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Block 07 12:21Running 7 5:26v median −0:35
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Block 08 16:50Running 8 5:57v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:49
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.