The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Martin Loots finished 387th of 781 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2025, in 1:35:23, faster than 50% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 71% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 25% on the stations. The wall balls cost the most time: 6:11 slower than the median. The race faded late: the second half went 5:30 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 2:13 faster at Cape Town 2025 than at Cape Town 2024, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:47Running 1 3:21v median −0:35
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Block 02 8:13Running 2 4:48v median −0:42
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Block 03 11:11Running 3 5:40v median −0:25
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Block 04 11:48Running 4 5:29v median −0:33
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Block 05 10:58Running 5 5:56v median −0:21
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Block 06 7:26Running 6 5:25v median −0:35
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Block 07 11:41Running 7 5:25v median −0:32
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Block 08 20:31Running 8 6:25v median −0:27
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:56
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.