The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:19:17 at Cape Town 2026 put Lee Nienaber 131st of 652 men in the Open division, ahead of 80% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:46 on the median.
Athletes who raced both Cape Town 2026 and Cape Town 2025 were 6:48 faster here, so this time looks a little better than it was.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:11Running 1 3:40v median −0:22
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Block 02 7:17Running 2 4:47v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:04Running 3 5:00v median −1:02
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Block 04 9:40Running 4 5:03v median −0:57
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Block 05 10:17Running 5 5:16v median −0:57
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Block 06 7:20Running 6 5:09v median −0:56
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Block 07 9:24Running 7 5:12v median −0:49
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Block 08 12:22Running 8 5:24v median −1:04
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:50
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.