The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Luke Johnstone crossed the line in 1:26:11: 206th of 652 men, faster than 68% of the field.
Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 1:04 on the median. Paced to finish: the second half went 2:18 better against the middle of the field than the first.
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 7:22Running 1 3:01v median −1:01
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Block 02 6:42Running 2 4:10v median −1:23
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Block 03 10:20Running 3 6:07v median +0:05
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Block 04 14:28Running 4 8:28v median +2:28
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Block 05 10:36Running 5 5:34v median −0:39
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Block 06 7:43Running 6 5:49v median −0:16
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Block 07 10:06Running 7 5:12v median −0:49
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Block 08 13:57Running 8 5:58v median −0:30
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:03
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.