The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Estian Van Der Merwe finished 452nd of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:44:29.
The stations carried this race: faster than 49% of the field across all eight, against 18% on the runs. The sled push was where this race was made, 0:43 ahead of the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:53.
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 10:03Running 1 5:17v median +1:15
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Block 02 9:30Running 2 7:19v median +1:46
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Block 03 11:55Running 3 7:33v median +1:31
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Block 04 14:05Running 4 7:37v median +1:37
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Block 05 13:11Running 5 7:44v median +1:31
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Block 06 9:33Running 6 7:33v median +1:28
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Block 07 12:28Running 7 7:05v median +1:04
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Block 08 16:54Running 8 7:23v median +0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:57
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.