The race, in three figures
Field beaten
20%
Runs
40%
Stations
Biggest gain
1000m SkiErg
−0:02
v median
86/191
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+1:28
v median
161/191
Rank
The race, in words
Ruan Grobler finished 143rd of 191 men in the Pro division at Cape Town 1 2026, in 1:38:22.
A station race more than a running one: 40% of the field beaten on the stations, against 20% on the runs. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:28 behind the median.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:34Running 1 5:25v median +2:07
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Block 02 9:55Running 2 5:21v median +0:34
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Block 03 12:48Running 3 6:20v median +1:00
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Block 04 12:05Running 4 6:13v median +0:53
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Block 05 11:12Running 5 6:30v median +1:06
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Block 06 9:13Running 6 6:17v median +1:06
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Block 07 12:52Running 7 6:19v median +0:58
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Block 08 14:58Running 8 7:40v median +1:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:52
B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:48
0:11
0:37
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:58
0:06
0:52
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:55
0:09
0:46
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:31
0:11
0:20
B5 · 1000m Row
0:43
0:14
0:29
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:01
0:49
0:12
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
0:56
0:39
0:17
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats
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.
You ahead
Field ahead
Middle half · 25th–75th
Crossed the middle · 0
Finish · 12:27 behind
Elsewhere
Other races by Ruan Grobler
Source Unofficial
Event
Cape Town 1 2026
Division
HYROX PRO
Contest
HPRO_LR3MS4JI148E
Measured against
Men · n = 191