The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ruan Kruger finished 413th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:40:49.
On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 2:21. Paced to finish: the second half went 6:18 better against the middle of the field than the first. 11:15 in the roxzone was slower than 91% of the field.
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 10:23Running 1 5:42v median +1:40
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Block 02 8:57Running 2 5:36v median +0:03
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Block 03 13:00Running 3 5:47v median −0:15
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Block 04 13:05Running 4 6:08v median +0:08
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Block 05 11:07Running 5 5:55v median −0:18
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Block 06 8:20Running 6 5:53v median −0:12
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Block 07 11:57Running 7 6:11v median +0:10
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Block 08 12:52Running 8 6:40v median +0:12
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:15
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.