The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Katlego Sotsaka finished 167th of 652 men in the Open division at Cape Town 2026, in 1:22:58, faster than 74% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 79% of the field beaten on the runs, 56% on the stations. The burpee broad jumps cost the most time: 2:03 slower than the median. Quick through the roxzone: 4:22, ahead of 89% 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 7:41Running 1 3:29v median −0:33
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Block 02 6:41Running 2 4:48v median −0:45
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Block 03 9:52Running 3 5:19v median −0:43
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Block 04 13:29Running 4 5:17v median −0:43
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Block 05 10:01Running 5 5:31v median −0:42
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:20v median −0:45
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Block 07 9:47Running 7 5:07v median −0:54
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Block 08 13:46Running 8 5:17v median −1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:22
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.