The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:22 at Cape Town 2026 put Lourens De Kock 317th of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 51% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 39% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:46. A harder second half: 1:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway 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 8:07Running 1 3:26v median −0:36
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Block 02 8:30Running 2 4:47v median −0:46
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Block 03 10:26Running 3 5:17v median −0:45
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Block 04 11:44Running 4 5:35v median −0:25
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Block 05 10:43Running 5 5:47v median −0:26
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Block 06 8:03Running 6 5:41v median −0:24
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Block 07 12:03Running 7 5:27v median −0:34
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Block 08 15:30Running 8 6:06v median −0:22
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:23
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.