The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Ruan Hessell crossed the line in 1:36:10: 237th of 536 men, faster than 56% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 73% of the field beaten on the runs, 43% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 2:15 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:17 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:28Running 1 2:54v median −1:16
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Block 02 8:29Running 2 4:12v median −1:31
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Block 03 12:33Running 3 6:39v median +0:12
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Block 04 12:06Running 4 6:02v median −0:17
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Block 05 11:34Running 5 6:25v median −0:13
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Block 06 8:35Running 6 5:44v median −0:34
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Block 07 10:38Running 7 5:21v median −0:57
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Block 08 17:12Running 8 6:43v median −0:28
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 495
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 495 men who finished.