The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruan Ackerman finished 304th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:32:15, faster than 53% of the field.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 38% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 1:59 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:10 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 8:23Running 1 4:01v median −0:01
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Block 02 8:03Running 2 5:51v median +0:18
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Block 03 14:29Running 3 9:07v median +3:05
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Block 04 12:55Running 4 6:19v median +0:19
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Block 05 11:01Running 5 6:19v median +0:06
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 6:09v median +0:04
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Block 07 11:53Running 7 6:01v median +0:00
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Block 08 12:00Running 8 6:21v median −0:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:17
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.