The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2025, Bertus Van Zyl crossed the line in 1:33:27: 354th of 781 men, faster than 55% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 38% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:09 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 6:00 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:29Running 1 3:14v median −0:42
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Block 02 8:28Running 2 5:03v median −0:27
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Block 03 10:15Running 3 5:28v median −0:37
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Block 04 11:03Running 4 5:16v median −0:46
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Block 05 10:49Running 5 5:49v median −0:28
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Block 06 7:57Running 6 5:49v median −0:11
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Block 07 12:23Running 7 5:29v median −0:28
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Block 08 17:18Running 8 6:14v median −0:38
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:51
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.