The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pieter Smith finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:03:35 for 8th of 191 men in the Pro division.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:26 quicker than the median and 18th of 191. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:40 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 3:25, was faster than 92% of the field.
The field ran 5:01 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:38Running 1 2:46v median −0:32
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Block 02 7:18Running 2 3:54v median −0:53
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Block 03 8:41Running 3 4:35v median −0:45
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Block 04 7:18Running 4 4:22v median −0:58
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Block 05 8:18Running 5 4:09v median −1:15
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Block 06 5:41Running 6 4:08v median −1:03
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Block 07 7:02Running 7 4:12v median −1:09
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Block 08 9:21Running 8 4:36v median −1:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:25
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 173
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 173 men who finished.