The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Bertus Strauss took 3rd of 18 in the 16–24 age group at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:08:17.
The wall balls were the standout, 2:17 quicker than the median and 23rd of 191. Stronger after halfway: 2:08 better against the middle of the field than before it. Quick through the roxzone: 3:44, ahead of 85% 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 7:04Running 1 3:04v median −0:14
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Block 02 7:32Running 2 4:31v median −0:16
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Block 03 9:11Running 3 4:44v median −0:36
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Block 04 7:31Running 4 4:45v median −0:35
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Block 05 8:58Running 5 4:36v median −0:48
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Block 06 6:00Running 6 4:34v median −0:37
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Block 07 8:37Running 7 4:34v median −0:47
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Block 08 9:47Running 8 4:53v median −1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 3:44
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.