The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 1 2026, Adriaan Venter crossed the line in 1:38:34: 259th of 536 men, faster than 52% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 67% of the field beaten on the runs, 37% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 2:05 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 3:45 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:00Running 1 3:57v median −0:13
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Block 02 9:00Running 2 5:19v median −0:24
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Block 03 11:49Running 3 5:46v median −0:41
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Block 04 11:53Running 4 5:51v median −0:28
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Block 05 11:19Running 5 5:59v median −0:39
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Block 06 8:00Running 6 5:41v median −0:37
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Block 07 14:00Running 7 5:59v median −0:19
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Block 08 16:58Running 8 6:57v median −0:14
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:44
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.