The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Andries Heyns finished 383rd of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:38:34.
The runs carried this race: faster than 56% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 32% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:25. A harder second half: 3:23 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:01Running 1 3:30v median −0:32
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:19v median −0:14
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Block 03 11:04Running 3 5:57v median −0:05
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Block 04 12:53Running 4 5:45v median −0:15
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Block 05 10:10Running 5 6:04v median −0:09
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Block 06 9:42Running 6 6:29v median +0:24
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Block 07 12:33Running 7 6:02v median +0:01
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Block 08 17:34Running 8 6:31v median +0:03
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:05
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.