The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Imibongo Vabaza finished in the top 10% of the field at Cape Town 2026, in 1:09:15 for 30th of 652 men in the Open division.
The sandbag lunges were where this race was made, 2:21 ahead of the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:34 better against the middle of the field than before it. Time in the roxzone, 4:05, was faster than 93% of the field.
Cape Town ran fast: the 214 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:55 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:09Running 1 3:00v median −1:02
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Block 02 6:31Running 2 4:13v median −1:20
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Block 03 8:42Running 3 4:42v median −1:20
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Block 04 8:41Running 4 4:32v median −1:28
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Block 05 9:20Running 5 4:43v median −1:30
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Block 06 6:06Running 6 4:31v median −1:34
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Block 07 7:57Running 7 4:20v median −1:41
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Block 08 10:52Running 8 4:27v median −2:01
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:05
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 608
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 608 men who finished.