The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jaco Van Den Berg finished 140th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:20:26, faster than 79% of the field.
The sandbag lunges were the standout, 1:32 quicker than the median and 94th of 652. The wall balls cost the most time: 1:10 slower than the median. A harder second half: 1:03 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
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 7:21Running 1 3:32v median −0:30
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Block 02 7:41Running 2 5:13v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:08Running 3 5:26v median −0:36
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Block 04 10:10Running 4 5:17v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:03Running 5 5:31v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:09Running 6 5:19v median −0:46
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Block 07 9:42Running 7 5:16v median −0:45
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Block 08 14:14Running 8 5:26v median −1:02
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:05
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.