ATHLETE PROFILE
Ruan Retief
🇿🇦 RSA 2 races Best time 1:37:36
Finished top 80% of Open Men at HYROX Cape Town 2024; 2 races, best 1:37:36.
Race insights
Ruan Retief's best finish relative to the field was 2024 Cape Town: 1:37:36, rank 107 of 135 in Open Men (top 80%). The division median that day was 1:24:33.
At 2024 Cape Town, running made up 51% of Ruan Retief's 1:37:36 (division median 50%): run time was 7 min 11 sec slower than the median run time, while the workout stations were 4 min 40 sec slower than the median workout time (Open Men).
Race history
| Event | Division | Finish | Time | Run | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Cape Town | Pro Men | #77 of 81(top 96%) | 1:54:37 | 55:39 | 48:11 |
| 2024 Cape Town | Open Men | #107 of 135(top 80%) | 1:37:36 | 49:24 | 40:20 |
Times come from official HYROX results. Finish shows the rank within the division at that event, with the top percentage of the field in brackets.
Finished alongside Ruan Retief
At 2025 Cape Town, Pro Men:
- #72 Berno Greyling — 1:40:43
- #73 Rich Hunter — 1:40:58
- #74 Jason Fritz — 1:41:01
- #75 Henno Harding — 1:42:07
- #76 Ryan Muller — 1:48:38
- #78 Andre Strydom — 1:55:38
- #79 Dylan Thesner — 1:57:28
- #80 Dario Torrente — 2:09:04
- #81 Rahil Patel — 2:14:50