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

Chris Van Der Merwe

RSA M 35-39 n = 536
Finish · net time
1:53:26
+13:31 v median 1:39:55
Men
392/536
35-39
70/102
Field beaten
27%

The race, in three figures

Field beaten
31%
Runs
24%
Stations
Biggest gain
50m Sled Pull
−0:17
v median
239/536
Rank
Biggest loss
100m Sandbag Lunges
+3:21
v median
489/536
Rank

The race, in words

1:53:26 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Chris Van Der Merwe 392nd of 536 men in the Open division.

On the sandbag lunges the field had the edge, by 3:21. A harder second half: 4:25 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.

Eight blocks

Bar = field beaten · tick = median

  1. Block 01 8:58
    Running 1 4:24
    v median +0:14
    1000m SkiErg 4:34
    v median +0:00
  2. Block 02 9:28
    Running 2 6:19
    v median +0:36
    50m Sled Push 3:09
    v median −0:04
  3. Block 03 12:19
    Running 3 6:57
    v median +0:30
    50m Sled Pull 5:22
    v median −0:17
  4. Block 04 16:36
    Running 4 6:51
    v median +0:32
    80m Burpee Broad Jump 9:45
    v median +3:15
  5. Block 05 12:57
    Running 5 7:16
    v median +0:38
    1000m Row 5:41
    v median +0:33
  6. Block 06 9:13
    Running 6 6:48
    v median +0:30
    200m Farmers Carry 2:25
    v median +0:07
  7. Block 07 16:16
    Running 7 6:59
    v median +0:41
    100m Sandbag Lunges 9:17
    v median +3:21
  8. Block 08 19:34
    Running 8 9:38
    v median +2:27
    Wall Balls 9:56
    v median +1:42

Roxzone, per block

Approach · Exit 8:15

B1 · 1000m SkiErg
0:53
0:12 0:41
B2 · 50m Sled Push
1:19
0:05 1:14
B3 · 50m Sled Pull
1:08
0:10 0:58
B4 · 80m Burpee Broad Jump
1:25
0:44 0:41
B5 · 1000m Row
1:00
0:16 0:44
B6 · 200m Farmers Carry
1:10
0:58 0:12
B7 · 100m Sandbag Lunges
1:15
0:43 0:32
B8 · Wall Balls
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No mats

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.

10:00 10:00 SkiErg Sled Push Sled Pull Burpee Broad Jump Row Farmers Carry Sandbag Lunges Finish Middle ↑ You ahead ↓ Field ahead 14:01
You ahead Field ahead Middle half · 25th–75th Crossed the middle · 0 Finish · 14:01 behind

Elsewhere

The board

Individual Open · Men at Cape Town 1 2026

See this race on page 11
Source Unofficial
Event
Cape Town 1 2026
Division
HYROX
Contest
H_LR3MS4JI1490
Measured against
Men · n = 536