The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Brynard Smal crossed the line in 1:33:19: 351st of 781 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sled push: 1:11 on the median. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 1:37. A harder second half: 3:30 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:24Running 1 3:49v median −0:07
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 5:32v median +0:02
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Block 03 10:31Running 3 6:11v median +0:06
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Block 04 11:30Running 4 6:18v median +0:16
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Block 05 12:04Running 5 6:30v median +0:13
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Block 06 8:05Running 6 6:05v median +0:05
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Block 07 10:32Running 7 5:45v median −0:12
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Block 08 16:16Running 8 6:44v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:39
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.