The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Willem Louw finished 339th of 781 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:32:49, faster than 57% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 29% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 4:33. Stronger after halfway: 1:16 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:31Running 1 5:03v median +1:07
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Block 02 9:04Running 2 5:00v median −0:30
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Block 03 10:19Running 3 5:10v median −0:55
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Block 04 12:14Running 4 5:01v median −1:01
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Block 05 9:57Running 5 4:58v median −1:19
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Block 06 6:38Running 6 4:53v median −1:07
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Block 07 10:33Running 7 4:49v median −1:08
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Block 08 17:55Running 8 5:27v median −1:25
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:45
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.