The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Xander Bouwer finished 85th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:15:45, faster than 87% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the burpee broad jumps: 1:58 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:58 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cape Town gained about 1:55.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:49Running 1 3:33v median −0:29
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Block 02 7:26Running 2 4:34v median −0:59
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 4:35v median −1:27
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 4:31v median −1:29
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Block 05 9:21Running 5 4:39v median −1:34
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Block 06 6:47Running 6 4:27v median −1:38
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Block 07 9:23Running 7 4:31v median −1:30
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Block 08 10:29Running 8 4:41v median −1:47
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:12
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.