The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Open division at Cape Town 2026, Buntu Mkhonto crossed the line in 1:26:48: 223rd of 652 men, faster than 66% of the field.
The stations carried this race: faster than 85% of the field across all eight, against 48% on the runs. Nowhere gained more than the sandbag lunges: 2:14 on the median. The race faded late: the second half went 1:39 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Cape Town gave the field time back: about 1:55 faster than the average race this season, by 214 athletes who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:37Running 1 3:45v median −0:17
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Block 02 7:01Running 2 5:13v median −0:20
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Block 03 9:42Running 3 5:59v median −0:03
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Block 04 11:11Running 4 6:02v median +0:02
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Block 05 11:53Running 5 6:43v median +0:30
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Block 06 8:21Running 6 6:16v median +0:11
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Block 07 10:25Running 7 6:41v median +0:40
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Block 08 12:48Running 8 6:52v median +0:24
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:59
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.