The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:53:44 at Cape Town 1 2026 put Mecheal van Rooyen 397th of 536 men in the Open division.
On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 2:19. A harder second half: 7:55 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
The field ran 9:59 faster at Cape Town 1 2026 than at Johannesburg 2025, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:23Running 1 4:06v median −0:04
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Block 02 10:25Running 2 6:19v median +0:36
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Block 03 12:12Running 3 6:40v median +0:13
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Block 04 15:10Running 4 7:07v median +0:48
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Block 05 13:47Running 5 8:42v median +2:04
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Block 06 10:10Running 6 7:25v median +1:07
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Block 07 15:04Running 7 7:49v median +1:31
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Block 08 20:40Running 8 10:07v median +2:56
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:59
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.