The race, in three figures
The race, in words
2:26:37 at Cape Town 2026 put Ryk Van Schoor 630th of 652 men in the Open division.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sled pull, 5:18 behind the median. A harder second half: 2:12 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 20:29, behind 99% 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 9:34Running 1 4:45v median +0:43
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Block 02 10:56Running 2 7:11v median +1:38
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Block 03 18:23Running 3 8:13v median +2:11
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Block 04 19:06Running 4 7:41v median +1:41
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Block 05 14:09Running 5 7:52v median +1:39
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Block 06 12:37Running 6 8:06v median +2:01
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Block 07 20:33Running 7 12:15v median +6:14
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Block 08 20:59Running 8 8:13v median +1:45
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 20:29
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.