The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:33:17 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Willem Louw 98th of 181 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 45% on the stations. A harder second half: 2:41 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. The roxzone cost time: 11:05, behind 95% of the field.
The field ran 3:40 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Cape Town 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:05Running 1 3:29v median −0:15
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Block 02 8:40Running 2 5:07v median −0:19
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Block 03 10:17Running 3 4:57v median −0:57
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Block 04 12:58Running 4 5:12v median −0:38
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Block 05 10:44Running 5 5:31v median −0:25
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Block 06 7:23Running 6 5:23v median −0:26
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Block 07 8:48Running 7 5:35v median −0:16
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Block 08 15:24Running 8 5:57v median −0:31
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 163
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 163 men who finished.