The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:42:27 at Cape Town 2026 put Werner Oosthuizen 435th of 652 men in the Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 64% of the field beaten on the stations, against 18% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the wall balls: 2:14 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:16 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 9:12Running 1 4:54v median +0:52
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Block 02 9:21Running 2 7:02v median +1:29
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Block 03 10:55Running 3 7:27v median +1:25
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Block 04 15:48Running 4 7:30v median +1:30
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Block 05 12:42Running 5 7:58v median +1:45
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Block 06 9:19Running 6 7:25v median +1:20
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Block 07 13:40Running 7 7:07v median +1:06
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 8:33v median +2:05
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:42
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.