The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Lenel Van Niekerk at Cape Town 2025: 1:10:28, 36th of 781 men in the Open division.
The burpee broad jumps were the standout, 3:15 quicker than the median and 6th of 781. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:13 better against the middle of the field than the first. Time in the roxzone, 4:51, was faster than 92% of the field.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:59Running 1 2:58v median −0:58
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Block 02 6:39Running 2 4:29v median −1:01
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Block 03 8:18Running 3 4:53v median −1:12
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Block 04 9:12Running 4 6:26v median +0:24
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Block 05 9:29Running 5 5:11v median −1:06
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Block 06 6:13Running 6 4:40v median −1:20
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Block 07 7:46Running 7 4:42v median −1:15
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Block 08 11:07Running 8 5:20v median −1:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:51
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 729
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 729 men who finished.