The race, in three figures
The race, in words
A top 10% finish for Frans Van Der Merwe at Cape Town 2025: 1:15:50, 82nd of 781 men in the Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 96% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 71% on the stations. On the sled pull the field had the edge, by 4:06. Paced to finish: the second half went 3:07 better against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 6:25Running 1 2:32v median −1:24
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Block 02 5:33Running 2 3:48v median −1:42
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Block 03 14:21Running 3 4:57v median −1:08
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Block 04 8:02Running 4 4:26v median −1:36
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Block 05 10:11Running 5 5:13v median −1:04
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Block 06 6:36Running 6 4:44v median −1:16
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Block 07 7:40Running 7 4:21v median −1:36
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Block 08 11:58Running 8 4:48v median −2:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:14
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.