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South Africa / Cape Town 1 2026 / Individual Open · Men / Season 8 (2025/26)

Christiaan Esser

RSA M 16-24 n = 181
Finish · net time
1:33:28
+1:49 v median 1:31:39
Men
99/181
16-24
12/16
Field beaten
45%

The race, in three figures

Field beaten
35%
Runs
58%
Stations
Biggest gain
50m Sled Pull
−0:50
v median
39/181
Rank
Biggest loss
80m Burpee Broad Jump
+0:43
v median
119/181
Rank

The race, in words

1:33:28 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Christiaan Esser 99th of 181 men in the Open division.

The stations carried this race: faster than 58% of the field across all eight, against 35% on the runs. The sled pull was where this race was made, 0:50 ahead of the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:20 worse against the middle of the field than the first.

Athletes who raced both Cape Town 1 2026 and Johannesburg I 2025 were 12:49 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.

Eight blocks

Bar = field beaten · tick = median

  1. Block 01 8:13
    Running 1 4:04
    v median +0:20
    1000m SkiErg 4:09
    v median −0:17
  2. Block 02 8:31
    Running 2 5:48
    v median +0:22
    50m Sled Push 2:43
    v median −0:19
  3. Block 03 10:38
    Running 3 6:27
    v median +0:33
    50m Sled Pull 4:11
    v median −0:50
  4. Block 04 13:28
    Running 4 6:38
    v median +0:48
    80m Burpee Broad Jump 6:50
    v median +0:43
  5. Block 05 12:05
    Running 5 7:10
    v median +1:14
    1000m Row 4:55
    v median +0:00
  6. Block 06 8:17
    Running 6 6:30
    v median +0:41
    200m Farmers Carry 1:47
    v median −0:29
  7. Block 07 11:41
    Running 7 6:23
    v median +0:32
    100m Sandbag Lunges 5:18
    v median −0:03
  8. Block 08 15:03
    Running 8 6:55
    v median +0:27
    Wall Balls 8:08
    v median +0:28

Roxzone, per block

Approach · Exit 5:40

B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:46
0:10 0:36
B2 · 50m Sled Push
0:37
0:04 0:33
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
0:52
0:05 0:47
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
0:51
0:11 0:40
B5 · 1000m Row
0:53
0:14 0:39
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
0:41
0:31 0:10
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:00
0:30 0:30
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats

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.

10:00 10:00 SkiErg Sled Push Sled Pull Burpee Broad Jump Row Farmers Carry Sandbag Lunges Finish Middle ↑ You ahead ↓ Field ahead 4:00
You ahead Field ahead Middle half · 25th–75th Crossed the middle · 4 Finish · 4:00 behind

Elsewhere

The board

Individual Open · Men at Cape Town 1 2026

See this race on page 6
Other races by Christiaan Esser
Source Unofficial
Event
Cape Town 1 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI148E
Measured against
Men · n = 181