The race, in three figures
Field beaten
1%
Runs
34%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
−0:20
v median
101/652
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+3:27
v median
593/652
Rank
The race, in words
1:50:46 at Cape Town 2026 put Ben Viviers 503rd of 652 men in the Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 34% of the field across all eight, against 1% on the runs. The sandbag lunges cost the most time: 3:27 slower than the median.
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 8:10Running 1 3:58v median −0:04
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Block 02 8:46Running 2 5:53v median +0:20
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 6:33v median +0:31
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Block 04 15:18Running 4 7:29v median +1:29
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Block 05 13:04Running 5 8:17v median +2:04
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Block 06 11:49Running 6 9:10v median +3:05
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Block 07 29:46Running 7 20:21v median +14:20
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Block 08 28:22Running 8 20:17v median +13:49
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
1:05
0:26
0:39
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:38
0:18
1:20
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
1:31
0:11
1:20
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:53
0:10
1:43
B5 · 1000m Row
2:47
29:10
−26:23
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
−10:47
1:27
−12:14
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
−13:39
−28:05
14:26
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
Elsewhere
Source Unofficial
Event
Cape Town 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI17A7
Measured against
Men · n = 652